I always thought that I needed a deadline to get things done. But, it couldn't be a self-imposed deadline. It had to be a real deadline with real consequences. For the most part, this is still very true. I'm motivated to be productive by the idea that somebody else is waiting for what I'm working… Continue reading Self-imposed accountability doesn’t work for me. The deadline has to be real.
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2017 Wrap Up and Plans for 2018
Time sure does fly. I thought I would update this blog one more time before a new year starts and I feel like I’ve completely let something slip. So here’s a progress update on my projects and where I plan to go from here. Spoiler: They’re going really good! The One That De-Railed Me I’ve… Continue reading 2017 Wrap Up and Plans for 2018
The Project and The Plan
Years working on the same novel feels suffocating when you have no deadline to work toward and no real direction for it.