What to do when you get overwhelmed by life and work, when those writing projects you signed contracts for are due soon — too soon?
My friend and fellow Mount Shasta area resident Tom Chandler of the Copywriter Underground has some excellent advice:
In simple terms, I’m well and truly behind the 8-ball. Deadlines loom, and clients are waiting.
It’s an uncomfortable place for any freelance copywriter – especially given that my marketing consultant business continues to grow.
What’s a freelance copywriter to do when circumstances put you way, way behind the curve?
Find the answers in his “Falling Behind Your Copywriting Deadlines: Three Ways to Fix Things (Or Not Make It Worse).”
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Thanks for the link. The best strategy is not to repeatedly get sick or suffer frequent power outages in the first place.
But then, life would simple, and life’s almost never simple.
TC
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Thanks for the comment Tom.
I try not to get myself so booked with writing projects that there is no room for the unexpected, or a short vacation.