Deadlines Can Be A Writer's Best Friend
SUMMARY: A commitment to meeting deadlines can make any writer a winner with the editors and lead to personal and professional growth.Deadlines Can Be A Writer’s Best Friend By Bonnie Boots I click the “send” button on my e-mail and my article is instantly transmitted to a magazine. Minutes later, I have a reply from the editor. It reads “Snappy writing and five days before deadline! Thanks, Bonnie. You’re an editors dream.”I believe I’m a good writer, but more important, at least as far as editors are concerned, I’m a disciplined writer. I never miss a deadline. I hear other writers grousing about deadlines, even disregarding them until an unhappy editor prods them. That’s a shame, because respecting deadlines can help yo...