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6:30 Alarm clock, otherwise known as "Lily," meows. I get up, feed her and give my dog Sydney a few pieces of kibble. Petunia my other cat is still sleeping. 6:40 I get back into bed and snuggle with Sydney. Then he moves to a different spot and wakes me up. 7:30 Walk to my office. It's about 10 feet from my bedroom! Go over list of things to do , make phone calls to the East Coast (it's 3 hours later and most of my editors and their assistants are there)! and check my e-mail. 9:00 Go to my favorite coffee place and get breakfast. Glance at the newspaper. 10:00 Check my e-mail (Yes, I LOVE LOVE LOVE e-mail. I don't know how I lived without it!) I check to see if any faxes have come in. 10 - 4 Work on whatever project I'm involved in. The time I write varies from day to day. Some days I don't write at all! (Are you surprised to hear that?) Other days, I work long, long hours, sometimes past midnight! Lunch is around 1 or so, depending on how the work is going! Sometimes, I just eat at my desk. 3:00 Go check the snail mail. Pay bills. Check my e-mail. (Again!) Take care of errands, post office or Xeroxing, etc. 5:30 Sydney and I take a walk in the neighborhood. I bet you're thinking "That's the first time he goes out?" Actually earlier in the day, my friend Katie and her 2 dogs, Barnaby and Sadie and a few other dogs, take Sydney either to the beach, the park or on a hike. This way he gets to spend time with his friends, get some exercise and be outdoors! He usually comes home around 3 and I always ask him how his day was!!! 7:00 Dinner. 8:00 Sometimes, I like to write at night. If I'm very involved in a project, I'll work late. Yes, I watch TV! I love FRASIER and FRIENDS and keep my eyes out for dog shows, documentaries about people and things I'm interested in (Houdini, the artist John Singer Sargent, architecture, New York history, etc.) 10:00 I like to get into bed and read. Sometimes, Lily, Petunia and Sydney join me! My days vary depending on whether I'm riding my horse or taking weight training at the gym, having a meeting or doing a local school visit. And if I have a really bad case of "writer's block" (this means you can't think of anything), I sometimes start on another project. I love being able to work at home! Right now, I'm writing
this in my pajamas.
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