I'm worrying about finishing the other story in time. I'm about two thirds of the way done, but really...I'll have three weeks to finish it, tops. And I'd kind of hoped to at least do a vey quick editing jobbie on it.
And if I want to print it out and do some sort of binding with it, I need to be done even earlier.
I know! Your character starts writing a novel in her diary. It's the same story you're writing. Then you can use it both places.