tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892296728228625642.post7112106043364046854..comments2008-04-18T09:10:02.758-07:00Street Sensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17200475226819433808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892296728228625642.post-82953499721149685682008-04-18T09:10:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:10:00.000-07:00and another idea: Chunk up your deadline into little bitty pieces. Establish mini-deadines for story ideas, graphics, and drafts. I know that when Real Change came out twice a month, we had intervals of slack time that I didn't use very well, drawing up grandiose issue plans that I didn't, or couldn't, act on.<BR/><BR/>It's also nice to plan a few issues at once. A rough plan for an issue two months out is better than none.<BR/><BR/>I also plan issues with a database program that allows me to plug in deadline dates, story details and notes, who's doing what, word counts, and where in the issue the story appears. I use Filemaker for this, and can make a copy to share, but you can probably set something similar up in a spreadsheet.hylarioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04361455707320370261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892296728228625642.post-40841252689724040752008-04-12T08:26:00.000-07:002008-04-12T08:26:00.000-07:00My only advice is to back your deadline up a week or so and stick to it as much as possible. That's helped me get things in earlier. A little earlier, anyway.frenchpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882981772255414731noreply@blogger.com