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Friday, October 12, 2007

I have been to the hurricane...

Ok, who am I kidding? I'm still in the middle of it.

I'm about 13-15 thousand words short of my word count. The deadline is in one week. I just got back from three days and two nights with 180 sixth graders at an outdoor education center where I had virtually no time to write. I cheated. I wrote anyway. Still, it wasn't enough.

While at camp with the kids, BBBBBRRRING!! My cell phone. It's Gregg, my agent. "Wayne, I just heard from Reuters. They want you to fly out to NYC to join Christopher Hopper for an interview about Christian Fantasy."

"Uhhhhh, ok." {Thinks to self: Cool, I get to do TV again. Cool, I get to hang with my swordbrother, Sir Christopher again. Uh, oh…now, when do I write?}

This is a tight squeeze. I don't actually know that I'll be able to meet my deadline. But I also know God is into the impossible. So, I'm going to trust that He'll make it all come together…

Somehow.

I'll get back to adding Treasure Hunt Points after Oct. 20th. Thanks for all you're doing to spread the word!

Never alone.

-WtB

11 comments:

Unknown said...

Well, I hope you're able to pull through. Do you know when you'll go on TV. :)

Roheryn said...

You can do it! *cheers*

can't wait to see it!

Astral Pen said...

Speaks in Burgess Meredith voice:
"C'mon Wayne! You can do this! You're almost there, kid! Show em' your stuff!"

*Puts on "Eye of the Tiger"*

- Jason

Unknown said...

I'm praying for you bro! Isle of Swords was awesome, and my non christian friends are an infestation,begging for me to let them borrow the book! Wow! you are very busy, keep writing, even if that means you have to cheat sometimes, by writing when you should not! Have a good till October 20th! Hope you make it!

everlastingscribe said...

It's fine! You'll do great once you give up that obnoxious sleep habit you've acquired.

;) I'll be praying.

Anonymous said...

We're rooting and praying for you! You can do it!!

Anonymous said...

I'll be praying for you :)

Unknown said...

ES, You are soo funny! *laughing uproarously*

I only have 15,000 left on mine too, Wayne...race ya!

Unknown said...

You'll do fine! I have faith in you, my friend.

Either you'll be able to fly through 15k words in less than or week, or your publisher will miraculously push the date back a teensy bit...*shrugs* One can hope, and pray :)

And say Hey'a to Christopher for me!!!! (if you remember, that is...)

Anonymous said...

You can do it! Never Alone!

WayneThomasBatson said...

Thanks so much for the prayer and well wishes. I'm almost there. And seriously, there have been some miraculously productive days--7,000 words in a day even.

AND, God has dropped some way cool plot twists into my lap--things I totally didn't see coming.

So much for Mr. Batson, the staunch outliner. lol