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I love writing my travel articles, I really do. So why oh why do I always find it so hard to get started if I dont have a deadline?
Well, theres nothing for it. Im just going to have to manufacture a 'deadline'.
I solemnly promise not to log onto talkback again until Ive got cracking on that first draft.
See you later peeps.
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Happy writing ;)
Can't get a deader line than that, surely, on your gravestone "here lies the writer that never writ"?
Hope you are getting on with the first draft :)
Well, I've only managed to crank out the first paragraph, but it's a start.
I've decided the only way to deal with this is to make myself a real deadline. So I'm going to e-mail the editor I'm planning to write this one for and tell her that I'm going to send her an article within the next couple of weeks.
That'll sort me out!
:)
(I know what you mean, I need deadlines myself. Most of my best work is done to deadline - I think it has more spontaneity than when I have too much time to think and edit.)
Good luck with that claudia.
Hah! If I thought I could produce a good quality article within that timescale I would, but I know to my cost how stupid mistakes can occur with rushed articles. ;)
Edit: not that I'm suggesting that you make stupid mistakes with yours, Patrick!
oh, I do make stupid mistakes, claudia! :) It's all about balance - writing to deadline but leaving enough time to edit (but not too much time in my case or I lose the sponateity of the orignal piece.)
Good luck with your article and well done dora for setting a target and sticking to it.
There is supposed to be a new NaNoWriMo 'Summer camp' this year... dunno if I could do it twice a year though... I could give it a go
Wow. Now that is impressive! (slinks off with nose to the ground and tail between me legs!)
That's one reason why I've organised the Short Story Group, as I can't get to a group, but would like that sort of deadline if I did.
I haven't even e-mailed her yet (well wasn't much point over the weekend), but my decision to do so seems to have done the trick because the first draft is now written.
I might have it finished before the end of the month after all.
:)