I’m A Failed Writer #14: Project Mismanagement

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Jul 14 5
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So when I showed my friend Michael Schechter an early version of this video, he said, “you are out of your mind.” Actually, he had a more colorful way to say it. Partly, this was because we had just sampled ten different beers at Hopworks Urban Brewery. But also, the original video made it sound like I was done making videos… so long, schmucks!

Check out the updated video and hopefully you’ll see that I’m not going anywhere far…

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Perryw
Perryw

Brave decision to stop doing what you love the most (okay I assume that's behind the wife and child). I balance a lot of projects because my bills are paid by my project management consultancy. I figure that gives me an advantage and a disadvantage. Advantage = I'm skilled in Project Management. Disadvantage = let me tell you a little story about the shoemaker's children going barefoot. :)

I tend to shuffle my timelines to find the room in my life for writing and publishing.

 

Good luck .

yuvizalkow
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 @Perryw Wow. I'm interested in your take on the pros and cons of being a project manager by day... Sounds sort of similar to how I'm married to a massage therapist and so I no longer get massages :)

Perryw
Perryw

 @yuvizalkow Oh, my, I think I would miss the massages more than I miss adherence to project deadlines. :)

I find the biggest benefit is that I can put a schedule together that gives me an idea when my next book is ready - usually a 4 - 6 month process. The biggest downfall is when I let myself get more worried about my timelines than about the book.