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Writing to Beat a Deadline



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By : Jane Sumerset    29 or more times read
Submitted 2010-05-22 00:33:31
You were planning to finish your essay over the last few days, but something always ended up taking all your time. It’s now barely an hour till the deadline and you’re just about to start writing. It’s time to pull all the punches and begin writing like a madman.

Writing always has a deadline to catch. That’s the normal thing about it. You need to complete your write ups in order to comply with the deadline. The saddest part about it is that there are only few persons who can make it to the deadline. Others can’t seem to finish while there are also those who rush their writing task when the deadline approaches. As a result, the quality of the content is not that great compared to a fully furnish one.

People who rush their write ups closer to the deadline seem to have a not so well content. You’ll find many writing mistakes such as technical errors and grammars. You can also detect that there are missing piece and unorganized set of ideas that are being written down in the text. With these instances, your piece will be left unread or failed to pass the necessary quality of the content. The bottom line is that, there will be few or no people who will read your work.

Some writers claim that they always write like they’re in a state of emergency, scrambling to put words together like their lives depended on it. Personally, I find that a terrible way to work on a regular basis. Organized, well planned writing will likely trump that any day of the week.

It goes without saying, though, that situations like the above can happen. When they do, how do you deal with them? Here are a few ideas:

Put a bare bones plan together. Contrary to popular opinion, planning need not always be an involved process. In cases of writing emergencies, a brief outline that lists down the sequence that you will present your ideas can do wonders. You’ll be amazed how fast you can draft when worries of structure are no longer present.

Just sit down and write. Nothing focuses the mind like a impending disaster. As such, deadlines can get your head on straight like it’s nobody’s business. With a deadline looming, you can usually just sit down and write from your notes, turning up a half decent piece. Fix them as you go along, noticing where an idea fits in better while you put it together. Sure, it’s likely not going to get an A, but combine it with a sophisticated writing software and you should turn out fine.

Turn off all distractions. Like to write with the radio on? Shut it off. Your cell phone? Tuck it away in a drawer. Some people I know even draft with the monitor off, so they can’t read what they’re typing (they can’t be distracted what they can’t see). Needless to say, you’ll have to do a good job of proofreading in this case (both software based and manual).
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