Today’s Question from YA Highway: In honor of NaNoWriMo: What kind of writing coach do you need? When you
have to coach friends, what kind of coach are you?
The kind of coach I need and the kind of coach I am are
the same thing and boils down to one word: deadlines. I often write to-do lists
and if something is on the list and has to get done by a certain date IT WILL
GET DONE. That’s just how I work. So, if my “writing coach” tells me to write
1,000 words by Tuesday, I’ll write it on my to-do list and get it done by the
deadline. Maybe even earlier! And now, as I’m writing this post I’m realizing
that I should write everything down
on a to-do list. It always feels great to cross it off: “complete!”
Good luck with everyone doing NaNoWriMo. I did it for
about half the month last year, with some success (talk about having a
deadline!), and I’m sure I’ll try it again in the future.
Ooh, great point. I'm definitely not as good about meeting self-imposed deadlines as I am meeting those set by others. My deep need to not disappoint people I respect is one thing that can overcome my lazy procrastinating tendencies. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love to-do lists! I'm not as vigilant about accomplishing things as you, probably, but it is so fun to cross things off :)
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