{"id":197,"date":"2011-12-15T03:22:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T11:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harperkingsley.wordpress.com\/?p=197"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:38:37","slug":"its-3-in-the-morning-why-am-i-still-awake-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/its-3-in-the-morning-why-am-i-still-awake-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s 3 in the morning. Why am I still awake? #editing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I told myself I wasn&#8217;t going to sleep until I finished editing. I&#8217;ve probably done about 100 pages, which is pretty good, and I&#8217;ve only got like 30 pages left. Still, every time I turn around I keep getting distracted by things on the internet ^_^<\/p>\n<p>I even took some time out to search the Web to see if anyone has written any fanfic about my stuff. I am very sad to say that there is NONE \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<p>When is someone out there going to write some fanfic about my stuff? I know it should be something I wouldn&#8217;t want to have happen, but honestly, it would make me totally happy. Ugh, the horrors of being completely clingy and emotionally stunted.<\/p>\n<p>~Come on, write some fanfic!<\/p>\n<p>BTW, as I mentioned before, I signed up for the BlogHop, which will start on the 17th. What does that mean? Well, I have to put up a BlogHop entry, and if people comment, I&#8217;m giving out 3 free ebooks to 3 readers, and 1 print copy of &#8220;Heroes &amp; Villains.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not quite sure how I&#8217;m sending the paperback out, since this is my first time doing this, but I might just drop ship it or something. Still, there will be one lucky ducky out there. And it could be YOU!\u00a0 Sorry people outside the US, I think you&#8217;re pretty much stuck with ebooks, though it&#8217;s readers&#8217; choice so you could actually pick something that&#8217;s not even out yet if you wanted (like &#8220;Allies &amp; Enemies&#8221; perhaps? Though there&#8217;s a wait until doneness.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I told myself I wasn&#8217;t going to sleep until I finished editing. I&#8217;ve probably done about 100 pages, which is pretty good, and I&#8217;ve only got like 30 pages left. Still, every time I turn around I keep getting distracted by things on the internet ^_^ I even took some time out to search the&hellip;<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/its-3-in-the-morning-why-am-i-still-awake-editing\/\" title=\"It&#8217;s 3 in the morning. Why am I still awake? #editing\" class=\"entry-more-link\"><span>Read More<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">It&#8217;s 3 in the morning. 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