You want it when?
Watchdogs. As any fule kno, whippets are far more reliable timekeepers than any clock yet devised ... I've written for horsey and dog magazines for many years now and as well as teaching me (amongst other things) how to write to length, I've also had to meet Deadlines. I'm pretty good at them actually - and the tighter they are the better. I grumble, but rather than sinking beneath the pressure, I rise like a bird to meet it. I'm used to editors ringing me up and asking for an article on a certain subject and then apologetically saying that they need it in a hurry. I've had a few commissioned books come my way like that too. No problem: I work best when under pressure. Admittedly, it has caused a certain amount of domestic friction in the past, when I'...