Fourteen days seems almost too good to be true -- and we all know what that means.

I have written quite frantically when I was on deadline for my book. I signed the contract with less than half the book written and had about two months to finish it. I thought I had oodles of time. NOT. But, I had thoroughly researched everything so I had that behind me.

What I did do was something that Stephen King recommends in his book, "On Writing." I "wrote through." By that, I mean I kept writing, allowing the characters to go pretty much where they wanted to go and kept up till the end. I think it is a better book because of that. It did require some editing in the beginning of the book but only because the characters decided they weren't quite what I thought they were.

The other thing is that I'm a great procrastinator. Now I'm sure no one else here is, lol. And I found the deadline really helped keep me on focus. Somehow, self-imposed deadlines don't seem to work. Now that I'm posting to my blog three times a week (and totally commited to doing that), I'm enjoying how it's working out. I'm thinking it will ultimately help me when I'm ready to begin the sequel to my current book.

Blessings, Francine