How to respond when that happens.
This morning I approached my desk feeling content. The past two days had been productive.
There was just one problem. Today was my deadline for my weekly blog post. And I’d neither posted nor written it. Oops.
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And other traits wanna-be writers ignore.
Soon after I took the reins of the magazine, I updated its policies for submitting material. Anything potential writers needed to know about sending articles and photos, those guidelines covered.
As to each issue’s deadline, it’s posted on the Contents page.
With such specific information, prospective writers follow those procedures and meet those deadlines, right?
In my dreams.
What do you do when everything’s due?
My calendar showed the coming weeks would be busy. The magazine’s next issue is due on the twelfth.
Then another project landed in my lap. Then another.
Somehow I’d have to get everything done.
Time to panic? No.
First, time to pray: for wisdom, for clarity, for freedom from distractions.
Next, time to trust: that the ideas will appear, … Continue reading