tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post5775467098382081746..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Friday Q&A!!!MJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-65824715806597437122009-09-26T17:23:45.420-05:002009-09-26T17:23:45.420-05:00I have to have a measurable goal or I feel lost. I...I have to have a measurable goal or I feel lost. I set myself deadlines, though lately they've been pushed back. Sigh.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-51461654192575497922009-09-25T23:46:02.739-05:002009-09-25T23:46:02.739-05:00I've been doing better lately at setting my ow...I've been doing better lately at setting my own deadlines- but I know that won't last. The problem is lack of consequences. <br /><br />But sometimes it works if I won't allow myself to do something I really want until I get a bunch of other things done first. Again, though, who's to make me?<br /><br />I'm going away this weekend with a small group of writing women to spend a few days in a condo at the beach. We all have laptops. And food. There will be sun, lots of it. Will we be tough enough to get our work done?Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-51434152219054223952009-09-25T18:27:10.347-05:002009-09-25T18:27:10.347-05:00Sure, I'd get my writing done...eventually...w...Sure, I'd get my writing done...eventually...without deadlines. But like Diane and Theresa, I rely on deadlines to keep me writing at a steady, productive pace.<br /><br />Patricia, one of my favorite writing cartoons is a Calvin and Hobbes panel. Hobbes asks Calvin whether he has a story idea yet, and Calvin answers he's waiting for inspiration--he can't create until he's in the right mood: last-minute panic.Terry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557335434947611768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-32160777303283251102009-09-25T16:28:06.220-05:002009-09-25T16:28:06.220-05:00I really haven't had writing deadlines either....I really haven't had writing deadlines either. Two approaches:<br /><br />Start early and work hard. Then, feel good about finishing before the deadline.<br /><br />Otherwise, procrastinate until I know--because I always <em>know</em>--I've reached the last possible moment at which I must start or miss the deadline.<br /><br />Thankfully, I do much more of the former than the latter these days.PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-39298082808281147852009-09-25T14:02:39.384-05:002009-09-25T14:02:39.384-05:00I think I would procrastinate forever if I didn...I think I would procrastinate forever if I didn't have a deadline!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-15064183393599417152009-09-25T11:20:42.636-05:002009-09-25T11:20:42.636-05:00Although I haven't had too many writing deadli...Although I haven't had too many writing deadlines, I ALWAYS work faster and more efficient when I have them. I think when you know it must get done, you just do it! :)Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.com