For today’s Blogging Insights, Dr. Tanya wants to know how we handle prompt deadlines and what we do if we’re late for the party. She asks:
If you miss the deadline of a prompt, what do you do?
Wait, prompts have deadlines? Since when? Well, okay, I suppose daily word prompts have an implicit deadline (i.e., the day of the prompt), but there’s no punishment for being late responding to a daily word prompt, is there?
And then there are prompts that specify a day of the week, like Jim Adam’s Song Lyric Sunday, Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday, Paula Light’s Thursday Inspiration, or Richelle Wisoff-Field’s Friday Fictioneers. Do these prompters care if you respond to these prompts on a day other than the one contained in the title? I think not, as long as you do respond.
As someone who offers five prompts: — Fandango’s One-Word Challenge, Fandango’s Who Won the Week?, Fandango’s Flash Fiction (photo) Challenge, Fandango’s Provocative Question, and Fandango’s Flashback Friday — I don’t set time limits. People can respond whenever the mood or inspiration strikes them.
So, to answer Dr. Tanya’s question, I don’t concern myself with deadlines. I will respond whenever I get a round tuit.
Or not!
Very informative blog
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Good answer.
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Thanks, Sadje.
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You’re welcome 😉
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I like your answer – just do it anyway. If I miss a deadline, then I usually don’t do it.
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I am so glad that you, being a “seasoned prompter” feel this way too.
I still have to finish the drafts of a couple of FPQs that I have in my folder.
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Take your time. There are no deadlines! 😉
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🙂
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I am glad you feel that way as I am once again 2 days behind… oops!
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