As writers, we have a reputation for being daydreamers — disorganized, artsy, lost in our own little worlds. After all, creative types don’t have time for mundane things like schedules, planners, or any sort of filing systems, right? Look, we’re busy creating art over here, you can’t just pencil in inspiration on your calendar.

Ah, if only it were that easy. In college, I loved the idea of being a messy creative, doing my own thing and ignoring the rules. Going to the pub and writing tipsy poetry on a Monday night instead of going to my school newspaper meetings, ignoring my professor’s emails until the last minute because um, my muse just hadn’t struck me yet, you can’t rush genius, and completely ignoring any form of “networking” beyond the occasional LinkedIn request was kind of my style.

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