( How To Keep Your Challenge Committments - or - Strategies For Challenge Success. )
( Why Does It Matter? The Cost To Your Self-Disclipline )
All is not lost. If you didn't make your challenge deadline(s), you may just need to reexamine your motives and your strategy for writing challenges.
The Writing Challenge requires certain time management skills that can be learned. It's not a coincidence that the "busy" people in fandom who have the least actual time are the ones who manage to write for four or five challenges while working full-time, running an RPG, and juggling committee responsibilities (I'm looking at you,
femmequixotic).
( #1 - Should You Sign Up At All? )
( #2 - Writing Stages And Planning )
( #3 - Uh-Oh. )
( #4 - Dealing With The Guilt )
( Why Does It Matter? The Cost To Your Self-Disclipline )
All is not lost. If you didn't make your challenge deadline(s), you may just need to reexamine your motives and your strategy for writing challenges.
The Writing Challenge requires certain time management skills that can be learned. It's not a coincidence that the "busy" people in fandom who have the least actual time are the ones who manage to write for four or five challenges while working full-time, running an RPG, and juggling committee responsibilities (I'm looking at you,
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( #1 - Should You Sign Up At All? )
( #2 - Writing Stages And Planning )
( #3 - Uh-Oh. )
( #4 - Dealing With The Guilt )