{"id":4622,"date":"2015-12-22T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=4622"},"modified":"2015-12-21T21:10:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T04:10:44","slug":"missed-my-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/missed-my-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Missed my deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missing a deadline . . . Not a good thing, right? One might agonize about missing a deadline to the point of being incapacitated.<\/p>\n

\"Sandy<\/a>Not my author friend, Sandy Baker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sandy recently sent an email with updates about all her books<\/a>. She had high hopes of Adventures Of The Hotel Sisters<\/a> <\/em>being published in time for Christmas presents. When that didn’t happen, she simply said, “Missed my deadline! Hotel Sisters<\/em> is going to be late–always good for a New Year’s, after-the-holidays late gift!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love her easy-breezy attitude. It’s good to know what you can and what you can’t do . . . What you have control over and what you have no or little control over.<\/p>\n

And if you make a mistake, take ownership. You don’t have to be dramatic nor overly explanatory, just a simple statement of facts. I missed my deadline.<\/p>\n

And then get on with the show. Do what needs to be done.<\/p>\n

I think anyone who knows Sandy is lucky. She is warm, kind and a bighearted person, generously giving of her time and energy with answers to questions about writing and gardening. She is a master gardener and a versatile author.<\/p>\n

Sandy was interviewed by Mikala Kennan, videography by Gary Carnivale for the Writer Speak program.<\/p>\n

Discover Sandy’s thoughts in this\u00a0video<\/a> about writing, illustrators, gardening, victory gardens and more. Learn the difference between a series of books and a circle . . . Which one do you think Sandy’s gardening books are?<\/p>\n

\"Mistletoe\"<\/a>Just in time for the new year. . .\u00a0 hop on board the Festive Spirit Blog Hop<\/a> and discover authors and bloggers in a variety of genres.<\/p>\n

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