My book deadline is 10/1. I still have umpteen recipes to develop and all kinds of shit to write over the next three weeks.
It's not brain surgery—I know that. Nobody's going to DIE if my cookbook doesn't come out awesome(ly?). Except maybe the copyeditor. And my pride. But it does need to get done or I don't get paid and it doesn't get published. You can't have a fantastic first half of the book and then all blank pages for the rest. Sooner or later, your editor is going to catch on no matter how many well-crafted diversions you create:
Editor: Can you send me your final manuscript file again? There's no text.
Me: Oh, crap! Did I send the wrong file? Here you go...
Editor: It's still a blank document.
Me: That's weird. When I open it, I see 103 neatly typed pages complete with recipes. What do you see?
Editor: One. Blank. Page.
Me: What version of Word do you have again?
Editor: The same version I had three months ago. Do we have to go through this every time?
Me: Maybe you should check to make sure your text color is set to black and not white?
Editor: ...
Soooooo, if anyone can test a recipe in the next two weeks, I would be immensely grateful!
I can help! Let me know what you need :)
Posted by: Adrienne | September 08, 2012 at 12:53 PM
I can test! Send along whatever you need.
Posted by: Marika | September 08, 2012 at 03:21 PM
I can test.
Posted by: linda | September 08, 2012 at 08:43 PM
send one or two my way!
Posted by: sarah j | September 08, 2012 at 09:43 PM
I can, Tammy!
-Kim, in NH (formerly of Yankee Food blog, before, you know, life happened!)
Posted by: Kim Prause | September 08, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Bring it on! I can test something.
Posted by: Amy | September 09, 2012 at 10:49 AM
I'm in :)
Posted by: Pam | September 09, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Sign me up!
Posted by: Rebecca | September 09, 2012 at 02:17 PM
I can test! Did you put those nut things with the mini pie crusts in it yet?? I will test anything. I am so in the mood for something new!!
Posted by: katie | September 09, 2012 at 04:43 PM
You can do it! I'd be glad to test something that is not too complex... (fellow WFCF member)
Posted by: Lynda | September 09, 2012 at 08:43 PM
I can! Throw them at me!
Posted by: Karen | September 10, 2012 at 01:12 AM
Tammy, I'd be happy to help out again.
- klp
Posted by: klp | September 10, 2012 at 08:47 AM
Happy to!
Posted by: Jesse Imbach | September 10, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Yes please!
Posted by: Sarah L. | September 10, 2012 at 04:49 PM
What a great bunch!
Posted by: Husband | September 10, 2012 at 08:29 PM
I can test something if you still need more help.
Posted by: Caitlin | September 12, 2012 at 02:01 PM