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By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:42:00 +0000

Actually, you are Super Writer when you realize the reality of a project and take the necessary steps, like you are doing, to make it work within a reasonable time frame instead of an unrealistic deadline.

Good for you!

By: J. M. Cornwell

J. M. Cornwell — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:06:00 +0000

I've learned to build extra time into deadlines and let people know when meeting the deadline isn't possible. I nearly lost a job because I didn't meet a deadline but I didn't die. That's when I learned to build in extra time and allow myself the luxury of taking a day off or breathing once in a while.

Good for you.

By: Zinnia

Zinnia — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:07:00 +0000

Deadlines freak me out. If I have to meet a deadline it worries me to death until the story is done.

By: Matthew C. Keegan

Matthew C. Keegan — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:59:00 +0000

Excellent perspective! I am very deadline driven myself and recently had to disappoint a favored client. I knew that he wasn’t too thrilled about it, but it was clearly a schedule that I could not keep. Just today he contacted me about more work; I know that I did the right thing then as you are doing now.

By: Kristen King

Kristen King — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:15:00 +0000

You go, girl. You're an inspiration to recovering over-achievers everywhere.

Kristen