Unfortunately, I was out of the country at the time doing some volunteer work. It’s unlikely, but if she has another assignment, I hope she’ll try one more time. I left in such a hurry that I barely had time to turn off the fax machine. I should have posted a note here, though. At least this way she KNEW that I had not received her notes and could explore other options.

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Although she did pass the assignment along to another provider, after three weeks they still had not begun it and her deadline was breathing fire down her neck. Despite having an already full schedule, I was able to turn it around for her in 48 hours. She seemed highly pleased when she took delivery today (faster than promised) and said she would be referring me to others. Okay … that’s two impressed customers in a row.

It’s like being handed a pile of 2×4′s and being told to build a house … except that no one hands you the pile, you have to grow the trees yourself. At the end of November, you have a book sitting in a drawer, daring you to complete it … challenging your manhood and integrity. You finally have the raw material to move from wannabee author to author in deed.

I wish you success … abundant success, shaken down and overflowing. Keep in touch.