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Setting your own deadline. Does it work?
After your support last week, I've started writing a Flash Fiction piece for a competition where the deadline is 26th March. It's certainly given me something to aim for and I wondered if others set themselves deadlines to complete writing. Does it work?
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You could start making a list of similar comps out there and write the dates on your calendar. If you miss a few, it doesn't matter. And you can always recycle pieces.
I always get the competition guide, hopefully this will be my year for sending something *fingerscrossed* but look out for small publications too like http://www.parkpublications.co.uk/scribble.html scribble who accept submissions. They are also in the competition guide. Best of luck, let us know how you get on. I'm intrigued to know
It can be difficult to finish if you only know the beginning with no real direction as to where it's heading.
Twice recently, I have heard about competitions where the deadline is a breath away and I have managed to churn out the stories in one fell swoop. I literally didn't stop writing until I hit the final full stop.
Maybe, if you don't feel enthusiastic about your story, you should put it away (for now) and start a completely new one.
Hope the Muse returns soon!