I have crazy deadlines this week.
I had a story submission to complete on Tuesday,
second edits to complete on Wednesday,
and deep revisions due on Friday.
I’m staying up all night
to meet these editor-driven deadlines.
Why?
Because missing a deadline is
career suicide for a writer.
Editors, copy editors, and proofers
schedule their time
around these deadlines.
Miss one
and the writer pisses everyone off.
Editors don’t buy stories
from writers who piss them off.
Project launches are the same way.
If your piece of the project launch
is needed by other people
and you miss your deadline,
you’re forcing everyone else to rearrange their work.
That pisses people off.
Skilled people don’t want to be on a project team
with disorganized people who piss them off.
When given a deadline,
MEET that deadline.