Wooo, deadlines.

Mar 24, 2010 09:40

Deadlines! I'd forgotten how useful deadlines are. Especially the kind of deadline that materializes when you say something like "I am up for critique this week? No, that's fine. I'll post my story for the group tomorrow ( Read more... )

mww, a story that is based on a fairy tale, a story about books, writing

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merriehaskell March 24 2010, 20:19:33 UTC
Hey, look at you!

*eyes own works uneasily*

Yeah, if only deadlines worked for everyone.

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vidensadastra March 24 2010, 22:22:28 UTC
Well, I guess that just means our writing-brains continue to be in diametrically opposed proper working order.

(Although deadlines aren't foolproof for me, and they only work as well as this one did when they affect other people. Self-imposed deadlines are only useful for the proverbial whooshing noise they make as they go by.)

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tricksterquinn March 24 2010, 22:58:50 UTC
Deadlines mean I panic and freak out instead of accomplishing anything, so I think 2010 will be another great year of thinking about writing things for me!

Congrats you, though! That's so awesome!

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vidensadastra March 25 2010, 21:34:26 UTC
Yeah, I appear to be in the minority as far as liking deadlines.

Thanks, though! :)

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