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BC-A
It is indeed BC-A.

posted by johnmacnab on December 27, 2009 at 6:14 PM | link to this | reply

Azur
And it may turn out to be the best advice I've ever been given.

posted by johnmacnab on December 27, 2009 at 6:10 PM | link to this | reply

JThen all well’s sir. BC-A, Bill’s RLJst

 

 

 

posted by BC-A on December 24, 2009 at 8:44 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Azur
That was the best advice i was ever given

 


posted by Azur on December 24, 2009 at 4:40 PM | link to this | reply

Pat_B
Thank you Pat.  I have to laugh at the second date part though.  If I remember rightly Ell was the only lady I had a second date with - no, that can't be right!   Allowing the 'pudding to chill' is an excellent way of looking at this month.  At the end of the month I'm going to insert the spoon in the trifle and not stop until it's finished, sometime in ....in....Mmm I arrived in Canada on May 31st.  I'll check to see if that is a realistic deadline.  Five months sounds good, but I'll ponder.

posted by johnmacnab on December 24, 2009 at 12:14 PM | link to this | reply

Azur
Stunningly Simple, Azur - thank you.  I'll add that to the sticker on the monitor.

posted by johnmacnab on December 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM | link to this | reply

sam444
Thank you for the pep talk, sam444.  It might be a lot deeper than procrastination: it could be a blue funk.  Since last month I've been letting the whole idea overwhelm me, and as you suggest, the whole thing needs split up and given separate deadlines.  I'm going to have to work at it in the same manner as Ell works on her garden - one meter at a time, with a marker to show me where to stop and start, and work on it daily.  Thank you again, I needed that advice.

posted by johnmacnab on December 24, 2009 at 12:00 PM | link to this | reply

Think of the revision process as a second date.
The first one went well, but when you meet next time, you'll have to clear up those inconsistencies you might have introduced in an effort to make a good first impression.  You're not actually procrastinating, Johnny Mac -- you're letting the pudding chill and set before you go at it with a spoon.

posted by Pat_B on December 24, 2009 at 5:51 AM | link to this | reply

My other rule is
Start Anywhere

posted by Azur on December 23, 2009 at 10:35 PM | link to this | reply

Sometimes success can be as frightening as a first rejection; it might be a little deeper than procrastination. All successful project have stages with applicable deadlines. I think it would serve you well to outline the manuscript and put tentative completion dates to keep it moving. I also think one important thing to take away form the writing contest is that it had to be worked on everyday to meet the deadline; I truly do not believe that anything has changed with the exception of low pressure. Get on fire, this is a big step to becoming the writer you desire, don't let it have idle hands so to speak! sam

posted by sam444 on December 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM | link to this | reply