tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post1463233579553211391..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: How to Make DeadlinesAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-14069058793108542982011-05-03T23:20:10.681+07:002011-05-03T23:20:10.681+07:00I set ridiculous deadlines and I do everything I c...I set ridiculous deadlines and I do everything I can to hit them, but I usually turn into a raging mess the few days before the deadline hits. I've gotten a lot better about the ridiculousness of the deadline (revise a book in one week turned into one month instead) but I still have a long ways to go.<br />All good reminders, Adam...thanks!K. Marie Criddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591374827185284413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-15616148088619839592011-05-03T20:03:25.649+07:002011-05-03T20:03:25.649+07:00Yeah, Matt, I definitely can't spend 8 hours r...Yeah, Matt, I definitely can't spend 8 hours reaching a goal. If I miss it, I miss it (and usually with good reason). That's why, for me, deadline-making is more about measuring what I CAN do rather than pushing me to do more.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-71836520786071402002011-05-03T20:01:38.787+07:002011-05-03T20:01:38.787+07:00While writing Eternal Knight I set specific, daily...While writing Eternal Knight I set specific, daily word count goals that I HAD to reach. Sometimes I made it in four hours, sometimes in eight.<br /><br />That was pre-child. I'm wondering how it is going to work now that I have a little one. Setting aside the time to write is going to be a much greater challenge. <br /><br />I think I will still set goals, they will just be for lower word counts. The days of 5,000 word days are over. 1000-1,500 will be more like it.Hepiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454133938753758390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-88217835302282293632011-05-03T14:42:32.796+07:002011-05-03T14:42:32.796+07:00Yeah I have problems with setting deadlines too. ...Yeah I have problems with setting deadlines too. For me I need to be working on an already existing job that someone else has set a deadline over me. Otherwise if I set it myself even if I over estimate I am usually way off. Or if I write a T0-Do list I will usually loose it anyways. The thing on my To-Do list needs not to be NOTHING. But it needs to be DON'T LOOSE THIS LIST. Then I'm set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-48869524931865830562011-05-03T02:57:06.316+07:002011-05-03T02:57:06.316+07:00I'm glad it's human nature to underestimat...I'm glad it's human nature to underestimate how long something will take because I do it everyday. My husband teases me more about this than anything. I am getting better though. I met my second goal for the first draft I just finished. I have to set deadlines though.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-50577841251005311342011-05-02T20:46:40.334+07:002011-05-02T20:46:40.334+07:00I have trouble with setting deadlines, too. I find...I have trouble with setting deadlines, too. I find that when I'm getting too lax in my writing, I need to sit down with a blank piece of paper and actually write down the next few chapters by POV character name, and then below the name write out what plot points and other important issues need to be covered in the chapters. Once I can do that, the chapters come easily. I can't do full outlines, but this smaller approach keeps me going.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-11160085428358530312011-05-02T20:07:32.139+07:002011-05-02T20:07:32.139+07:00Remember, the goal of deadlines is not to make you...<i>Remember, the goal of deadlines is not to make you work faster.</i><br /><br />Oh, this is so hard.<br /><br />Learning to trust my process and relax the deadlines (I'm a relentless hyperplanner) was tough for me. My current ROW80 deadline (a rough draft in about 7 weeks) is based on a realistic (for me) sense of what I've accomplished in the past, which seems like the right balance (again for me YMMV).<br /><br />I always have too much on my plate. Having a deadline helps me prioritize which ones need to get done <i>today</i>. Accountability is helpful - I have ROW80 partners and while we're on completely different tasks, we're cheering each other on and "checking in" each Tuesday. It helps.<br /><br />Good luck with your goal-setting!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com