I love deadlines, I really do. Stories that have no firm end date tend to just sit in my to-do file. I’ll work on them here and there, but not with any firm regularity. Being a deadline writer is great when I  am working on breaking news stories.

But, it is not particularly helpful right now as I have two stories that are just dragging. I know what you are thinking, I should just give myself a deadline. As a writer, I am my own writing boss. I should be able to assign my own deadline and stick to it, right? 

Sadly this doesn’t work! I need a deadline! (Yes, this is just another form of procrastination!)