Yes, I’m on deadline — several deadlines as a matter of fact.

I have two blog posts due tomorrow and I’m slogging away at a novella rewrite that’s due March 1.

Even so, here I sit with my TV tuned to the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Am I wasting my time? No, not at all.

I have no Olympian aspirations, but watching these athletes have taught me a few things that are transferable to the writing life.