Setting Realistic Writing Deadlines - WritersLife.org

Setting Realistic Writing Deadlines - WritersLife.org

 

 

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iFhT4Y1s9-RHIloGNQwrA/feed  -- ► Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------     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 published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time