Hi Amy, any suggestions or alternatives for "drastic" deadlines for someone who doesn't have a pre-order option to kick their own 🍑? I am writing an academic book for a university press. I will only get a contract (if ever) once the first round of peer reviews are in, which means I need a solid full draft and it's been very... liquid. 🌊💦
I find wordcount-related goals to be the best! And it helps to find a fellow writer who is also trying to stay accountable and check in with each other to make sure you're both hitting your wordcount goals :) Some writers also make time to write together once per week (both working on separate projects), and that's how some of the authors I know have written full drafts! I have friends who also use the pomodoro method and work remotely together over zoom and then take breaks when the timer runs out and chitchat and talk about where they're at in their draft or their work in general.
Thank you! I have tried most of those methods but without consistency, maybe I should just stick to one of them for a while. Thanks for the reply and the posts of course!
Lately, putting my large projects and breaking them up into connected tasks on my marketing calendar have helped me stay accountable (for the most part - I mean, emergencies and other ish happens). The idea is that by the time those tasks are completed, my large project is done and ready for presenting to the world...or moving on to the next large project.
Hi Amy, any suggestions or alternatives for "drastic" deadlines for someone who doesn't have a pre-order option to kick their own 🍑? I am writing an academic book for a university press. I will only get a contract (if ever) once the first round of peer reviews are in, which means I need a solid full draft and it's been very... liquid. 🌊💦
I find wordcount-related goals to be the best! And it helps to find a fellow writer who is also trying to stay accountable and check in with each other to make sure you're both hitting your wordcount goals :) Some writers also make time to write together once per week (both working on separate projects), and that's how some of the authors I know have written full drafts! I have friends who also use the pomodoro method and work remotely together over zoom and then take breaks when the timer runs out and chitchat and talk about where they're at in their draft or their work in general.
Thank you! I have tried most of those methods but without consistency, maybe I should just stick to one of them for a while. Thanks for the reply and the posts of course!
Lately, putting my large projects and breaking them up into connected tasks on my marketing calendar have helped me stay accountable (for the most part - I mean, emergencies and other ish happens). The idea is that by the time those tasks are completed, my large project is done and ready for presenting to the world...or moving on to the next large project.