Friday 22 March 2013

Writing Assignment Tracker V

First draft delivered today.  Yay me, etc.

Took about nine weeks, instead of the twelve allocated.  Roughly broken down into three weeks of “I’ve got loads of time to do this”, three weeks of “shit I’d better be getting on with this”, two weeks of “I’m never going to finish this in time”, and this week, where I did finish it in time and actually managed to allow myself a period of quiet reflection to go away and come at it afresh for some last minute cut-backs and make-betters.  I’m pretty happy with it, but then again I’ve read it about twenty times in the last three days so objectivity is long gone.  And when is good enough good enough?  I could keep noodling forever, but certainly at this first draft stage the chick needs to be tossed out of the nest sooner rather than later. 

Fingers and eyes are both hurting so I’ll leave it there.  Will feedback on feedback.

Step

Name

Duration
Sched / Actual

Delivery Date
Sched  /  Actual

+/- Schedule

1.

First Draft Treatment

1 month

15/11/12

 

Initial Step Outline

2 weeks

26/10/12

 

Initial Step Outline client comments

4 days

30/10/12

 

First Draft Treatment

2 weeks

16/11/12

-1 Day

2.

First Draft Treatment client comments

3 weeks

06/12/12

 

Client comments

2.5 weeks

03/12/12

+3 Days

3.

Second Draft Treatment

10 days

16/12/12

 

Writer response (not treatment)

2.5 weeks

20/12/12

-4 Days

Client comments

3 weeks

06/01/13

 

Second Draft Treatment

10 days

17/01/13

-1 Month

4.

Second Draft Treatment client comments

4 weeks

13/01/13

 

Client comments

21/01/13

-1 Week

5.

First Draft

12 weeks

07/04/13

 

9 weeks

22/03/13

+2 Weeks

6.

First Draft client comments

8 weeks

02/06/13

 

7.

Revised First Draft

4 weeks

30/06/13

 

8.

Revised First Draft client comments

2 weeks

14/07/13

 

9.

Second Draft

4 weeks

11/08/13

 

11.

Second Draft First Set

6 weeks

22/09/13

 

12.

Second Draft Second Set

6 weeks

03/11/13

 

 

 

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