For once, catastrophe is not a pun on cats...

[desperance]

In which Chaz tears up his story and starts again.

With, um, two working days - perhaps - before he has to read it, in a public venue where he has a reputation.

Very smart, Maria, very smart...

Comments

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

<large friendly letters>DON'T PANIC</large friendly letters>

Every torn up draft is part of the process, you know.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Why isn't <large friendly letters> legitimage HTML?

And is a legitimage a lawful & licensed magical practitioner, or what?

You can see the state I'm in, even my typos send me off & away...

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Ask me when I see you - this evening?

[szandara.livejournal.com]

Many people find that a tight deadline stimulates creativity and helps to generate their best work.

For your sake, I sincerely hope you are one of them.

*points up* As Shewhomust says, DON'T PANIC.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Oh, there's no question about it, deadlines do concentrate the mind wonderfully.

whimper

[fjm.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Barry could add his two pennorth if asked.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Barry is cleaning the carpet as we speak, from where I dropped my lunch on it. Sigh...

Why isn't <large friendly letters> legitimate HTML?

[durham-rambler.livejournal.com]

I believe it could be legitimate XHTML if you got your definitions right.

[devonellington.livejournal.com]

Breathe, Chaz.

Pour a glass of wine. Your instincts are usually right. You had a false start, but you're under the gun, and you're working your way to the true one.

I know you can do it.