Nows and Forevers

For the first time in as long as I can remember, I am not yet writing for 2024.

Normally, by this time, I would have at least finished one long-term story to be published in the new year. Sometimes, it’s more than that. Last year at this time, I had two or three stories done for 2023.

Not this year. I’ve been working on two stories that will be published in 2024, one in January and the other in February. And a third story, in its infancy, for the end of February. Two are pretty substantial assignments. But I’ve also had a flurry of big stories to write, including a cover story for this week on a big national-news event that didn’t even happen until one day before deadline.

I’ve only got two days left before I start my Christmas vacation. I want to get more work on the 2024 stories, but unfortunately the news cycle dictates my schedule more than I ever do.

That’s the news biz.