The more I write of the sixth and final story, the more there seems to be to write. A little more backstory, another character or two, the plot keeps stretching out in front of me with no clear end in sight. It’s daunting, because it looks like this one is shaping up to be the longest story of all of them. Already, the story is as long as the longest story, but the investigation hasn’t gotten off the ground yet.
What I’m trying to say is that I don’t think I’m going to make the midnight deadline. I’m going to keep writing, don’t get me wrong. But there is more story here than I previously thought.
So! Though I’m not making my self-imposed deadline, I don’t think any of us has a reason to feel too badly about that. I think the last story in the collection is going to be pretty damn awesome. I’m extending the deadline to Friday and we’ll take it from there.
Dylan Charles
Deadlines are good, but if you’re writing, not procrastinating, ignore them.