Procrastination

pro·cras·ti·na·tion  /proh-kras-tuh-ney-shuhn, pruh

noun
the act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off or delaying, especially something requiring immediate attention: She was smart, but her constant procrastination led her to be late with almost every assignment.

My biggest downfall is that I am a procrastinator. So many things get in my way to distract me from my writing, especially the 3rd draft re-writing/editing portion of my writing.

Tiffany Colter, The Writing Career Coach, says to treat your writing like a job. Go to work at the same time everyday and work for a set number of hours. Leave the house to write if you cannot get anything done at home.

For me the time is not the problem. I am. There are so many things that need to get done, especially for the Y-City Writers Forum. So, I find myself working on other things instead of writing.

This is a pattern I need to break. So, I am going to set up a schedule and try to follow it. Yes, I know even on a 9 to 5 job outside the home things come up like illness, appointments, etc. I am still going to set up a schedule to write and I will stick to it. I did it in November, why not the rest of the year?

The answer to that question is simple, "I NEED A DEADLINE". Someone give me a deadline, please!

Someone give me a deadline, PLEASE!