Ah. Yes. That.

[ursulav]

My editor calls and I say, with much apologizing. “Did you get my e-mail? There’s a lot of art in this Dragonbreath-more than usual-and I might need an extension to November first.”

EDITOR: But…wait…your deadline was November 1st.

ME: It was?

EDITOR: Yep.

ME: …oh. Well, never mind then.

EDITOR: You are the only person who asks for an extension so

Comments

[fiddlingfrog]

Yay for being ahead-of / right-on schedule?!

[torakiyoshi]

Man, I would LOVE to have a problem like that. :)

[sleepyjohn00]

One artist used to listen for the news that a plane had crashed, then send his editor a telegram: ORIGINAL ART WAS ON THAT PLANE STOP WILL DRAW IT AGAIN AND SEND IT STOP YOU WILL HAVE TO EXTEND DEADLINE STOP

Besides, you already know what deadlines are. You're a gardener, and plants don't negotiate.

[talyxsaunt]

I'm sure your editor loves you dearly.

And brags about you when she gets together with other editors.

[gardenwaltz]

I write deadlines down on paper. It makes me happy. Sometimes I even write them multiple places just so I can look from my postie to my calendar and make sure everyone is in agreement. Also, I never thought there was an alternative to making a deadline. I'm fairly sure that the earth will stop rotating and my heart stop beating if I miss a deadline. NO ONE TELL ME DIFFERENT because otherwise I will never work again.