Getting Committed
...or maybe I should *be* committed.
I've made a delivery committment on my book and now have 4 months to finish it in. (or 3 months and 3 weeks, but who's counting).
Piddly client freelancing has intruded in my work schedule this last week. I can't permit that to happen or I will be so screwed come Nov. I need to find a way to reorgnanize what I'm doing for work and how I'm handling these conflicting demands on my time.
Meanwhile today I took a proactive step that makes me feel more committed to this process: I have contacted my critique partner, who has promised to read/review the WIP, both what exists and what is forthcoming, and be that sounding board I need as a writer. I've always been allergic to writing and critque *groups*, but I do find it valuable to have very pointed feedback from just one or 2 people who get what I'm trying to do, and have truly valuable kinds of feedback to contribute. So my friend K fits this bill. I have one onther friend I may approach in same wise, but this is the basic starting point at least.
This means come Monday I a writing new material, 1,000/day minimum and will be accountable to K for sending that material for her review and critique on a weekly basis.
Some writers are posting their wordcounts on their blogs, and have said making production tallies public makes them feel accountable for their work. I can't do that. Posting stuff like that makes me feel paranoid and irritated. ::grin:: But I *can* build in accountability with immediate peer pressure, mostly though because that friend is eager to read what happens next. That is a much bigger and better motivator for me: someone sitting right there saying, "And then...?"
So. I have this weekend to wrap up client stuff for the nonce, and then....I'm committed.
Eeeek!