I have a love and hate relationship with deadlines. I love it when I make my own. I hate it when they are handed down to me (with completely unrealistic expectations for completion, that is). But, on the other hand, I love getting deadlines from other people. It makes me want to prove myself. I have a goal and an objective that forces me to make things happen. Because if I'm honest with myself, I know how making my own deadlines can go: I get lax. I put things off. I don't have anyone holding me accountable but me.
In this episode, I discuss what it's been like balancing deadlines with regards to writing books. And how I've learned that making checkpoints rather than hard stops has yielded better habits and more gusto to keep a-movin'.
Hope you enjoy.
The Writer's Lens - E40: Getting That Idea (Book) Out Of Your Head And Onto Paper
The Writer's Lens - E39: Is Writing (And Telling) Story The Best Way To Combat Evil?
The Writer's Lens - E38: Are Villains More Fun To Write Than Heroes?
The Writer's Lens - E37: Villains...What Are They Exactly?
The Writer's Lens - E36: If We All Know We Are Supposed To Be The Hero, Then Why Aren't We?
The Writer's Lens - E35: What Is The "Hero's Journey?"
The Writer's Lens - E34: Heroes and Anti-Heroes - Which Do You Prefer?
The Writer's Lens - E33: "Soul Mates" In Storytelling - What Are They?
The Writer's Lens - E32: Showing People What They've Never Seen, Yet Telling Them What They Already Know
The Writer's Lens - E31: When Timing Meets Thick Skin
The Writer's Lens - E30: For Every Creative, The Stakes Are Incredibly High
The Writer's Lens - E29: People Are Always Looking To Take Advantage Of Your Dreams
The Writer's Lens - E28: My Regrets With Self-Publishing
The Writer's Lens - E27: The Stigma Of "Daydreaming" And What It Means To A Creative
The Writer's Lens - Interview 07: Colleen Ward, "Find Your Lane"
The Writer's Lens - Post-Interview 06 Thoughts
The Writer's Lens - E26: Have We Romanticized "Darkness" In Our Stories?
The Writer's Lens - Interview 06: Immanuel Mullen, The Story Is
The Writer's Lens - E25: Are Artists Important for Society?
The Writer's Lens - E24: Science Fiction Writers - Innovators of Imagination? Or Dark Prophets?
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