tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post7646629226036485043..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: Handling Self-Imposed Deadlines/GoalsNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-6294564659240822142010-09-02T05:58:43.581-07:002010-09-02T05:58:43.581-07:00I get distracted so easily, I have to make my goal...I get distracted so easily, I have to make my goals daily. <br /><br />I WILL write today. <br />I WILL workout today. <br />I WILL study today. <br /><br />The whole big picture goal bit s not my scene. <br /><br />Also, I have a problem with punishment. After a while I just deal with the punishment. Like last year, I said, "I won't wear a skirt this summer until I lose five pounds." That was in April last year. Needless to say, I didn't wear a skirt for over a year. Just got used to it and ceased to care about the goals. <br /><br />I'm currently trying a school term system to see if that wil help me stay motivated. will report my findings. :)Claire Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354840714847021685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-86786249367481780342010-09-02T05:20:48.191-07:002010-09-02T05:20:48.191-07:00This is an excellent, excellent post! I'm so i...This is an excellent, excellent post! I'm so in awe of your ability to be interesting, informative and completely inspire me to stick to my deadlines :-) Thanks, Natalie!Sangu Mandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464061265952789628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-36290221648840093152010-09-01T20:50:31.472-07:002010-09-01T20:50:31.472-07:00Thanks so much, Natalie! I needed to hear this!
S...Thanks so much, Natalie! I needed to hear this!<br /><br />Self-deprivers of internet - REPRESENT! :)<br /><br />And yes, I'm into giving myself rewards. A bite of chocolate (small and restrained) is what gets me through my morning run. And various other things, too. Chocolate is a very good reward.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-55343968316754233682010-09-01T20:03:45.852-07:002010-09-01T20:03:45.852-07:00Fan-freaking-tastic post.Fan-freaking-tastic post.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-15204791352219897142010-09-01T16:41:14.148-07:002010-09-01T16:41:14.148-07:00Excellent post! I usually buy myself Swedish fish...Excellent post! I usually buy myself Swedish fish when I finish the first draft. Thinking I may reward myself with Indian food when I finish the next revision. (Given that I have to start the next revision still, that reward's a ways off.)<br /><br />There's a reason I'm going to culinary school. All my rewards are food-related.<br /><br /><br />I like the open-endedness of your goals juxtaposed with the concrete deadlines you've set for yourself. It's always nice to see others' processes and see if I can find something in their method that will work for me.Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-82908189861339168562010-09-01T15:45:14.506-07:002010-09-01T15:45:14.506-07:00I use the timer method. I set it for a a length o...I use the timer method. I set it for a a length on time and HAVE to write like crazy during that period. Then once it's up I get an amount of time to go crazy ;p and do stuff. I used it while studying at college and have stuck to it since :)<br /><br />http://damselinadirtydress.blogspot.comNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648307410383451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-61729805518608503192010-09-01T15:25:57.028-07:002010-09-01T15:25:57.028-07:00Since I've been at this for a while, this isn&...Since I've been at this for a while, this isn't exactly *news* to me, but hearing you put it so clearly, so eloquently... It feels like I've learned it all over again. Thank you.Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-22461526452688869512010-09-01T15:18:15.291-07:002010-09-01T15:18:15.291-07:00Thank you very much for this, Natalie. I have been...Thank you very much for this, Natalie. I have been struggling MIGHTILY with focus and writing stresses lately, and this was a good reminder to slow down and manage it better. <br /><br />The Internet (Internets, Interweb, whatever) is my worst enemy to my writing now. I MUST physically deprive myself of it for a set period of time. I did that for a while earlier this summer and it worked well. :)Zachary Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833583635713629732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-58263615128047768942010-09-01T15:13:06.102-07:002010-09-01T15:13:06.102-07:00I find not having the internet is the best motivat...I find not having the internet is the best motivator to write. I'm one of those excellent employees who writes at work (I teach English in Japan, and when I have free periods and nothing to plan... I write). And only ONE of my many, many schools has wireless interwebs. Which means at all my other schools, my computer has no access to the internet because they don't give my desk a hardline.<br /><br />So then I write because there's not much else to do. And write some more. And write write write. I can be so productive it's friggin' ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-65513104822493097062010-09-01T14:52:29.636-07:002010-09-01T14:52:29.636-07:00This will take some time to implement. Especially ...This will take some time to implement. Especially when I'm going through "this novel totally stinks" phase. I just have to push through it. Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-2195171712081507022010-09-01T14:41:19.209-07:002010-09-01T14:41:19.209-07:00Love this post, Natalie. Really helpful!Love this post, Natalie. Really helpful!Inahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693754428830919818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-37555945893176884462010-09-01T14:28:58.071-07:002010-09-01T14:28:58.071-07:00I second Indigo- I have a short story that has bee...I second Indigo- I have a short story that has been lingering, needing edits, for about a week past deadline, now. Yuck.<br /><br />Thanks, Natlie. I needed this reminder that I can make goals and deadlines and accomplish them. sometimes I lose sight of that when I look up at the high wall that is publishing a novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-30927650852142984782010-09-01T13:35:31.378-07:002010-09-01T13:35:31.378-07:00I so needed to read this. Writing has never been a...I so needed to read this. Writing has never been a problem. Revisions however are a kick in the pants procrastination liability. I need to apply the same attention and attitude I do with my writing. It's still writing with a side of editing - right? (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.com