The Gift of Deadlines

It’s too easy to postpone writing.

Will you write today? Maybe you feel creative, inspired, knowing exactly the words you’ll use.

But maybe you don’t. That makes it easy to say you’ll write tomorrow.

That might work for you and your writing. Right now, I’d rather be giving full attention to the Rockies/Giants baseball game. My team is winning, and the action is increasing.

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Force Yourself to Write

Do you impose your own deadlines?

This past Saturday, I planned to work eight hours for my client. My estimate fell short. Eight hours put my goal in sight, but not yet reached. So after dinner, I worked another hour or two until I finished those pages.

Because of that, Monday I was free to start the next section — one step closer to the project’s completion.

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Halfway There Yet?

Can you point to progress you’re making?

by Andy Scheer

How are you coming on your work-in-progress? On your goals for the year?

With the weekend and the holiday, I just took three days off from my day job. Likely you did too. I hope the break did you good.

As we begin of the year’s second half, I find it a good time to review where I stand in key areas.

In some I’m … Continue reading