publish an article in a scholarly journal

Just sent off a review that I was supposed to complete months ago. It is overdue, it is just a review, but it is DONE!

Baby steps, I suppose.

I just posted a tweet (on twitter) asking if anyone had any thoughts on a particular resource. Got this immediate response from a medical librarian: “No, but I’m looking for someone to review it for JMLA. Do you want to do it?” My reply: “Sure!”

Wow, is this really how the professional world works now? Wacky, but cool.

Just got an email asking me to submit something to a journal, based on my MLA poster. Things seem to be happening to me serendipitously.

So, after sweating over this damn article this weekend, all I have is a bunch of goo. I just hate the pressure of trying to finish it by Thursday. So, I emailed the editor and told her that I can’t do this by Thursday after all and perhaps I could submit something for a future issue. I feel guilty AND it was making me miserable and crazy and I just don’t want to do this to myself right before Christmas. I mean, she only asked my to do this Friday afternoon. I just don’t think I can come up with something publishable in less than a week. Hopefully, I can submit something later instead.

aarrghh

after this crazy rush article is done, I already know what I want to do for the next article (keeping the topic confidential for now). Have to finish this one first, though.

well, now is the time that I really need to crank out this damn article and I’m doing everything possible to avoid working on it. It is after noon, and I have managed to cook a hot breakfast from scratch, make two pots of coffee, read about Salon’s person of the year, check my email, drink coffee, walk the dog, do dishes, talk to my dad on the phone long distance, and post on 43T, but I haven’t touched the article.

oy. this is really scary.

one of the librarians here edits a column in a journal and is in need of an article by next Thursday – I just agreed to do it. I have a school project I can try and rework, but, even so, this is crazy. me, I am crazy. so much for finally cleaning the house this weekend.