RULE TO BREAK
“Meet your deadlines”
This is a very practical Rule, but an important one. I was brought up to understand that I shouldn’t let people down, and I should always do things when I say I will. And quite right too, as I’m sure you’ll agree. ‘Meet your deadlines’, I was told.
Ah, but I can’t begin to tell you how many times I got into trouble trying to meet deadlines. From school assignments right through to publishers’ manuscript deadlines, I’ve gone through hell in those last few hours or days trying to get things done. There are so many last-minute problems that get in the way.
If you’ve had a few months to write a book, it just sounds ridiculous to say to your publisher on delivery day, ‘I’m really sorry I haven’t quite finished ...
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