The Backlog

Jul 2, 2009 | This & That, Writing

If you have emailed me in the last, say, three months, you know that I am a little behind on the answering part. My email usually gets busy when a book comes out, but this year, with the two, the response was overwhelming and then, of course, I got sick, so nothing got answered, so now I have a HUGE backlog of email. So if you have written, please be patient with me—I am making an effort to get caught up now that my next book is done, the revisions (just a bit of tweaking per my editor) are in, I can breath again and start the process of catching up.

Getting this sick has really been eye-opening about how much I was doing and how much I kept starting, not finishing and then it would get piled to one side as the next “must-do” came along. I was over-committed to say the least, saying “yes” to everything, and not giving my schedule a realistic perspective. Getting sick made me realize I cannot have it all. Which is a good thing.

The best part of looking ahead, as I am getting my strength back, is that I have an open slate in front of me. No commitments, just time to get the life re-aligned. Time to write the next book without interruption. Get the office work caught up. Clean out the Bob Cratchett Room along with a myriad of other corners in the house. (that’s from the DH’s list of things for Elizabeth To Do.) I can completely recommend getting pneumonia—of course I would also recommend getting the kind that doesn’t come with a high fever, lungs full of fluids, weeks of fatigue and repeated visits to the doctor. That kind is a drag. But if they could come up with a kind that just gives you a big do-over, that is the kind I would recommend.

So next week, I’ll start answering questions from my emails. Show you the cover for the January book, How I Met My Countess. And talk a little bit about the new Bachelor Chronicles series. I am actually very excited to start working on the next book, which comes out in November 2010. A little hint if you want to know who the hero is: he’s a duke. He was in This Rake of Mine. And he’s as stuffy as duke’s come. My plan: take the stuffing out of him.

What are your plans for the weekend? The summer? The rest of the year?

5 Comments

  1. Vinessa K

    Yah your back! I am glad of your recovering health. I have missed your snappy and fun blog posts.

  2. Aunt Susie

    Hey great to have you back and want to hear more about the series!!!!!!!!!! And best of all I don’t have to rat you out for working too hard.

  3. Sarah

    Elizabeth, I think you have spoiled us a bit. First two books back to back and then another to come out 8 months later…making us wait a whole 11 months between books will just be cruel. But glad to hear you are feeling much better, and I will try to be patient if it means you stay healthy. But I still want more Marlowe books too.

  4. Donna

    I have a ? I have read both, “red dress” and “black gown” and in them they describe the same night at the same ball from two different perspectives. Why is one saying that Larken found Dash on the dancefloor with Pippin during a costume ball and the other saying that Larken had found Dash in the old stable with Aurora? Isn’t it the same night? I loved these stories.

  5. Elizabeth

    Sarah and all,

    I think you are spoiled. LOL! But I am sure there are any number of books that will be out there to read between Jan and Nov. And please, you don’t want me to overdo it–that’s how I ended up in these straits!

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