Last April I finished the developmental edits on my fourth novel and sent it off to my publisher. I’d turned the manuscript in three weeks earlier and had spent the time with my fabulous editor to polish it before my husband and I left for a week of vacation. Typically, edits take me four weeks of back and forth with my editor. I like to take my time, and I want to know my editor is taking her time to make it the best it can be. We finished up the day before I left for vacation. I deliberately left my laptop at home. On vacation I had three days of nothing to do but read, sleep, and lay by the pool before the email arrived.
Sometimes I curse my smartphone. I like my email and Facebook at the touch of a button, but I should know to leave it behind when I’m trying to relax.
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