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Hello its Peter here again from
writer's life and today setting
realistic writing deadlines creating
deadlines for yourself is one of the
most important and productive things you
can do as a writer without them it's all
too easy to keep putting your writing
tasks on the back burner and never
getting anything done without deadlines
our goals and aspirations can fade away
and the more we leave our writing tasks
for another day the further away and
more unachievable those dreams become on
the other hand setting writing deadlines
that are unrealistic and unachievable
can also damage your writing career if
you continuously miss those deadlines no
matter how hard you try you'll
inevitably feel like you're a failure
and will undoubtedly begin to beat
yourself up about it which will damage
your confidence and potentially slow
your writing productivity down even more
so what can you do to set realistic
deadlines that push yourself but not too
much
first do the math start from your end
goal and work backwards to see if it
makes sense if you want to have written
your book by the end of the year then
think about everything you need to do to
achieve that working out the time you
have and figure out whether this is
realistic or not if it isn't don't feel
bad about shifting the goalposts back a
little it's also a good idea it's a
factor in some time for things to go a
little off track but don't give yourself
so much time that it's easy to
procrastinate and do nothing for months
on end you need to make sure you are
challenging yours
- next get into the rights frame of mind
when it comes to sitting down to write
you'll know what makes you at your most
focused creative and productive if you
set aside all your writing time for 5:00
a.m. when you know you hate getting up
early
you'll probably quickly find it's pretty
tough to live up to your expectations
make sure that you've set time to write
when you know there will be few
distractions and you'll feel motivated
and excited to do it
and next understand what you are capable
of be realistic about what you can
expect from yourself if you aren't
you're just setting yourself up for a
fall you don't have to be the most
prolific and dedicated writer in the
world you just need to figure out what
works for you ask yourself where you
want to be when you want to get there
and what you are truly capable of and
then create your deadlines around that
next use a timer using a timer can be a
really helpful way of making sure you
stick to your planned writing sessions
if you say you are going to write for an
hour three times a week each time you
sit down to set a timer for that amount
of time make sure you don't go over or
under your time doing more can be
damaging as you then don't have time for
other tasks which could leave you
feeling stressed out and resenting your
writing which you will put you off doing
it again and next take
rakes make sure you take regular breaks
away from your writing if you get too
immersed in it you may end up burning
yourself out it's always good to finish
a writing session on a high and start
each new one feeling refreshed and ready
to work next be strict with yourself
once you've set yourself a goal and
deadlines it's time to stop making
excuses it's all too easy to start
negotiating with yourself but this won't
get you anywhere and you end up feeling
really guilty and disappointed with
yourself so once the deadline has been
set do everything in your power to stick
with it
reward yourself rewarding yourself for
achieving your goals within your
allotted time frame can be a great
incentive to want with some small and
large rewards to entice you to keep on
going and next be okay with
imperfections remember you are going to
have a great writing session every time
you write nor are you going to be happy
with what you've written all the time
don't dwell on imperfections and don't
let your own self doubts or negativity
stop you from reaching a deadline
setting realistic writing deadlines is
crucial to keep you motivated moving
forward and feeling satisfied with your
writing so next time you starts writing
projects use these tips to help create
your goals and timetable and you'll give
yourself the best chance of staying on
track now don't forget if you struggling
to write or finish your book our free
writers toolkit can help with it you'll
learn how to overcome procrastination
get organized stay focused find time to
write and finally get your book
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that's it for now
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