Today I’ve had three donuts, three pieces of pizza, three Diet Cokes and a sundae from Baskin Robbins (only one of those, but it had three toppings).
This is what happens when I know:
– People are reading Beautiful Creatures (I know because I have an intravenous feed to Good Reads).
– Our editors are reading it (even if they pretend they aren’t because they know how crazy I am).
– There are only 24 hours in the day (and I need 29).
– Things happen in threes (superstition again). And that applies to more than my eating patterns.
So what do you do when you’re supposed to be working, you have a hundred things to do (and you can’t get any of them done), you know an editorial letter is on its way (or the grade on your last paper, your final, whatever…you fill in the blank), and you can’t sleep?
Don’t say count sheep.
Don’t say count sheep.
a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest.
Aw, my dear Kami. I feel so bad for you, not sleeping, stressing, etc. I wish there was something I could do to help. I’m sure it’s not what you want to hear, but when I can’t sleep, I read. When I’m supposed to be doing something important, that I’m putting off, or waiting on something, like I will be after my interview today, I play on the computer. It’s usually something mindless like solitaire.
I’m with Shelly. I say read. Or go for a drive. Have a relaxing dinner.. alone? with some friends? PAINT!
I agree with both, read. It always works for me!