Deadline Quote by Timothy Dalton

“...a deadline should not prevent you from writing, but writing will help prevent you from missing your deadline. Then write a word. Then remind…

— Courtney Summers

“Trying to write on a deadline is like trying to have an orgasm with a gun to your head.”

— Kim Gruenenfelder

“A deadline gets a writer's work done done better and faster than any inspiration, if only because inspirations don't always come, but the deadline…

— AA Patawaran

I couldn't imagine, and I don't say this with any pride, but I really couldn't imagine writing without a desperate deadline.

— Hunter S. Thompson

“A deadline is, simply put, optimism in its most kick-ass form. It's a potent force that, when wielded with respect, will level any obstacle…

— Chris Baty

Having deadlines helps because people are constantly breathing down my neck, and tapping their toes waiting for pages. So I just have to work…

— David Lindsay-Abaire

I've never been good with deadlines. My early novels, I wrote by myself. No one knew I was writing a novel; I didn't have…

— George R. R. Martin

Personally I find that deadlines are the best inspiration.

— Richard Herring

The best writing deadlines are poverty and death.

— Victor LaValle

I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines. Nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation.

— Harry Shearer

When I was in college or working, I had the luxury of writing on whatever subject. Now, I'm in the business, I have a…

— Anupam Roy

The hardest part of writing is the first draft, and the closer you get to your deadline, the messier your workspace becomes - but…

— Tess Gerritsen