"Mikel G" <mikelgXXX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi!
>
> I now this is a journalism forum, and not a self-help one.
> I have been given a work as a freelance book writer, and I'm having
> problems for organizing my own time. I have had quite a long time for
> handing in the copy, but I have been a disaster. Now I'm really late and
> the worst thing is that I know it is all due to my bad time managing
> skills.
> How do you manage? What technicals do you use?
> It won't help me much this time, but I think it could be a good subject
> for this news group.
>
> Sorry my artificial English but as you could guess I'm not a native (I
> mean native English speaker, of course I am a native from my country,
> sorry about that.)
>
> Cheers
>
I agree with Kurt, you have to plan your time. Look at the dead line and
work backwards. If it is a longish deadline plan to submit a week early.
Also work out how long your research will take and start it immediately
you
get the job, so if anything does throw your timetable out, at least you
know
what you are going to write. If things do go badly and you are getting
close
to your deadline, then you can sit up all night writing, but there may be
no
point in phoning someone at 3am to interview them. However at 3am you
might
still find what you need on google.
Jim Webster
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