Proposalgia: n. (propose · al · GEEyah). An extreme fixation on proposals known to be sitting on an editor's desk. One symptom is an inability to rationally assess the passage of time. A writer suffering from proposalgia commonly mistakes 24 hours as reasonable period of time in which to asses a proposal. Another more serious manifestation of this disease is the conviction that the proposal is being set on fire in a ladies room somewhere in New York City. Frequent moans and groans accompanied by sweating and nervous tics are a hallmark of this disorder. No, sweetie, that's not a ghost you hear. That's a writer with proposalgia. Just ignore her.