Deadlines are a scourge. That’s how most of us view them. They are necessary evils that keep us on track. That’s the better way to view them. I advocate setting a deadline for yourself. I do that and I find…
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Making And Meeting Self-imposed Deadlines
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Practicing Writing To A Goal Or Deadline
The realities of writing, at least as a professional, is the idea of the deadline. That’s a date and sometimes time to complete a piece of writing. Professional writers deal with them every day. If your goal is to be…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Word Count Goals–The Pros
I write every day or try to. I keep a journal. In my opinion, keeping a journal is something every writer should do. That and setting a word count goal for a daily practice of writing. I use the journal…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Targets (Project And Session)
Targets are things you aim at. In shooting, you want to improve your accuracy. In writing, a target is a word count. You want x number of words by the end of your session. That said, there are two targets…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Interim Goals And Deadlines
If you have something you want to accomplish, you set goals. I want to lose sixty pounds. I want to save a thousand dollars towards a trip. Those are good goals as far as they go, but they aren’t useful…
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Posted in General Opinion
When Goals Can Be Harmful
Setting goals if very good for you, for the most part. There are times when goals can be harmful. I’m talking about goals that are not achievable. For a goal to be good, it has to be realistic. If you…
Developing a Writing Project Schedule
For me, writing is a business for the most part. You have to have a schedule to keep yourself on track. that said, you should keep that schedule flexible. Don’t lock yourself into any particular piece at any particular time.…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Setting Goals
We all have goals in life. We may not formally break them down and state them formally, but we have goals. We all want something. That something is a goal. The trick with setting a goal, is to make that…
Life Changes
Did you make any New Year’s resolutions this year? I didn’t. I resolved last year to never do that again. It puts too much pressure on a person to make New Year’s resolutions and stick to them. That’s why there…
The Final Stage of Writing
The last stage of writing is only the last stage if you plan to publish your work. Of course, I’m talking about publishing. Once you have the work polished to your satisfaction, you will have to try selling it. If…
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Posted in Fiction, Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
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