MEETING YOUR DEADLINE

 by Patricia Bradley

Well, the book is in and I survived. Barely. I don't know if I've ever told this group, but I've never been good in math. Ever. And working on this book was no exception. 

I thought until late December that I had five months to write the book in. You know, like from January 1 to May 2. That's five months, right?

Like I said, math never was my long suit. It was right after Christmas, like the next day, that I realized that, no, there are not five months from January to May, and yes, I had a book due in four months. 

I had zip so far.

So what does a writer do when they have a deadline and are behind? BICFOK--Behind in chair, fingers over the keyboard. And that's what I did from January 1 to May 16--behind in a chair with my fingers over the computer. I discovered if I showed up, so would God. And on May 16 (after my editor was gracious enough to extend the deadline two weeks) I turned the book in.

This book will release in the Spring of 2023. My working title was Counter Attack, and time will tell if they go along with me on that. In spite of being pushed, I really enjoyed writing the book and actually still liked it when I read it for the 5th time. :-) Of course, I'll read it several more times before it's released.

So my question to you is, what do you do when you have a deadline and realize you're already behind? Leave a comment and I'll enter you in a drawing for a copy of Book 3 in the Natchez Trace Park Rangers series, Crosshairs!

Investigative Services Branch (ISB) ranger Ainsley Beaumont arrives in her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the murder of a three-month-pregnant teenager. While she wishes the visit was under better circumstances, she never imagined that she would become the killer's next target--nor that she'd have to work alongside an old flame.

After he almost killed a child, former FBI sniper Lincoln Steele couldn't bring himself to fire a gun, which had deadly and unforeseen consequences for his best friend. Crushed beneath a load of guilt, Linc is working at Melrose Estate as an interpretive ranger. But as danger closes in on Ainsley during her murder investigation, Linc will have to find the courage to protect her. The only question is, will it be too little, too late?

Award-winning author Patricia Bradley continues her Natchez Trace Park Rangers series with a story about how good must prevail when evil just won't quit.