A couple of issues ago, I managed to miss my own deadline. I knew the NQ copy had to be edited, designed and proofed by a certain time, but for some reason the calendar date never meshed with whatever time span my head was in - result; one mad rush to the printers. Which could have been avoided by a) at least getting the cover in on time, as it is the most complicated to run, or b) taking the printer's time needs into account as well as the writers', advertisers' etc. With that in mind we are now, this very day, setting the deadlines for next year. And I'm marking them out in different, theme-coded colours, one of the many useful tips found in Mark MacGuiness's right on Time Management for Creative People.
(Image: New Yorker.)
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