Progress report: Hiring an editor.

Hired an editor, who has a slot open in the beginning of January. Currently sitting in front of page 236 of my 322 page draft. A little math:

86 pages to go
8 work days before kids escape school
11 days before family vacation

Subtract booze, add desperation, divide by eight, add a dozen other commitments. Carry the crying writer…. And, if I get 10 pages done a day, I can send everything off to my editor in time.

I’m cautiously optimistic.