Writing Exercise: DIY Deadlines

Recommended for: Anyone old enough to deal with a little self-inflicted guilt Directions: 1. Set yourself a deadline. Revising 15 pages of your novel every week. One poem every morning. One page of writing -- any kind of writing -- a day. Participate in NaNoWriMo for the first time. 2. Stop complaining about your kids' sports practices, your job or your homework. Writing comes first. Be like poet William Stafford or Newbery Honoree Cynthia Lord and get up early to write. 3. Stick to it. 4. Need some external motivation via negative reinforcement? Visit: http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html