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Plan your work and work your plan.
It's a simple rule but an important one to follow. A good example is this blog challenge. Signing up for the A to Z challenge is a big commitment. Trying to keep up by writing your blog posts the night before is very difficult and likely to cause a lot of stress. But if you planned ahead, you can spend your blog time visiting other participants instead of scrambling to write your offering.
I started months before by jotting notes for every letter, sometimes with two or three choices, and then as April approached, I wrote the posts and scheduled them. Some of the ideas for my posts were developed way back in January. I planned ahead.
Writing goals are the same type of thing. Use a day planner or even just make a list. Plan your work, for completing a project or doing promotion, and then work your plan.
Did you plan ahead for the A to Z challenge? How exacting do you get with planning ahead?
12 comments:
I usually don't plan anything, but I did write most of my A-Z posts in adavnced. I'm fast approaching the problem letters though!
I've also started planning my days and weeks on Outlook, so I get emails for important appointments or deadlines.
Learning to be organised is a slow process.
You did a great job planning ahead for the challenge! I think making a commitment to write each day (on the calendar, but with an understanding that the times can be flexible) is such an important part of writing.
I planned for the first 2 weeks, but I really wish I'd done the full thing :( Fail to plan, plan to fail is the saying I've heard most.
Jamie
Fellow A-Z Buddy
Doing a monumental blog catch-up
Mithril Wisdom
I usually jot ideas down and a word or two for each idea and then go from there. For the letters I couldn't think of what to write...well it'll be off the cuff writing.
However, I've found that the universe throws things your way to help with those certain situations.
I love that saying! Having a plan is one of the things I find very comforting.
this week and some of last week i have planned ahead--it has for sure taken away a lot of stress--but it isn't the challenge i was feeling by waking up and just starting to write--but i have been busy--great thoughts
I did not plan ahead. Not really anyway so each morning I find myself sitting in front of the computer thinking, "What starts with P?"
And yeah, planning ahead would be much smarter. Maybe next year...
I approach most everything in advance because I hate being rushed and I hate not meeting deadlines.
I planned (and wrote) most of my posts in the month of March, though a few of the topics I'd come up with in January/February.
The Golden Eagle
The Eagle's Aerial Perspective
I planned like you did. I jotted down several words for each letter then set about locating blogers who fit the description of the best word or two. Then I wrote my posts and set the html formatting. And downloaded all images. I do have to go in and post and schedule them every night since the Ninja News is always different, but everything is set.
I didn't even click the sign up button until I had listed 2 or 3 choices for each letter and had written a trial post ... or 12 :)
hah, I planned the first couple days then got behind but I've not missed a day :)
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