The tighter a deadline
The tighter a deadline is, the more I’m inclined to be perverse and rebellious – I’ll start thinking about another, different project, until it becomes the most fantastic thing which I must start immediately. Errollyn Wallen
Deadline
I’ve really been sick
I’ve really been sick with this cold, but I think I might have kept the columns going anyhow except I was just so low in spirit, I didn’t have the will to struggle against them when my deadline was so close and I felt so lousy. Ernie Pyle
All experience has taught
All experience has taught us that solving a complex problem uncovers hidden assumptions and ever more knowledge, trade-offs that we didn’t anticipate but which can make the difference between meeting a deadline and going into research mode for a year, etc. Erik Naggum
Jodie Foster did it,
Jodie Foster did it, Natalie Portman did it. I think it’s entirely possible to juggle university with filming… I actually think going to university will make me a better actress. The experience of living like that, working to deadlines, living with other students. It’s all the things I want. There are actresses who don’t know … Read more
but i am content
but i am content to live in the moment, and allow myself the daily pleasure of obsessing. nothing lasts forever, i tell myself. especially the good stuff. although typically you aren’t faced with a hard deadline Emily Giffin
There is no doubt
There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think on your feet. You have to adhere to strict deadlines and budget constraints. Emilio Estevez
One forges one\\’s style
One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines. Emile Zola
I rewrite a great
I rewrite a great deal. I’m always fiddling, always changing something. I’ll write a few words – then I’ll change them. I add. I subtract. I work and fiddle and keep working and fiddling, and I only stop at the deadline. Ellen Goodman
As for inspiration, I
As for inspiration, I find stark fear of missing the deadline very inspiring. Elizabeth Hoyt
I write both at
I write both at home and at coffee shops, and I have a terrible work ethic – I have a tendency to write most of my books right before the deadline. I’m trying to work on that, but so far, I’m not getting any more organized. Elizabeth Hoyt