Oh dear

I'm in trouble. Big trouble. Possibly even big trouble.

It's February 28^th, you see, which means (since it isn't a leap year) that I'm about to miss my deadline.

It was a mutual agreement, a promise made with negligent optimism and a hand waved airily in the vague direction of the future. Easy-peasy lemon-squeezy. Hardly anything left to do. Of course we can get it finished by the end of February.

Except here we are, 19.28 on the last day of the month, and all I have to show for my final chapter is this:

Paris, September 2010

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Inspiring stuff, I know, just wait till you see the rest of the chapter. It'll be done soon. End of March, I swear...

Excuses, excuses

So, how to explain the distinct lack of posts from me over the past couple of weeks...

1. I'm far too tired after work
2. I'll just check facebook before I start
3. I've got to concentrate on getting the blimmin' novel finished by the February 28^th deadline
4. I wonder if anyone's replied to that post I wrote on facebook?
5. I can't think of anything interesting to say
6. How can I follow Gary's last clever/funny/insightful (delete as appropriate) offering?
7. Damn, I forgot to spy on the kids' facebook pages earlier
8. It's not like we have hordes of readers hanging on our every post...
9. This book I've read before is so gripping I can't possibly stop reading now
10. Oh my god, look at those photos wotserface has put on facebook, unbelievable!
11. The tv I never switch on is on and there's a repeat of Location, Location, Location from 2009 that I haven't seen
12. Goodness, I haven't looked at my email since I last went on facebook, better just check in case
13. Maybe a blog about writer's block? Nah, what could I say? It's all a myth designed by writers to excuse their laziness anyway