I am a terrible person

[lauren3210]

I've just had to ask for an extension for this fic, and I feel so bloody awful about it. I've NEVER had to do this before, other fest mods will attest to this, I'm usually one of the first to hand in my submissions. I really wasn't going to do it, and I typed my fingers to the bone yesterday trying to get it finished, but I just couldn't quite get to the finish line.

However, on the plus side, if I do get granted an extension, I think that yesterday I had a sudden brainstorm on how to make this fic good. I've been struggling with this story, as you guys know by now what with all my whining, but now inspiration has finally hit. So, by the grace of the mods, hopefully I can now hand in something I really feel good about, even if it is a few days late.

Has anyone on my flist had to ask for an extension before? How do you deal with the guilt?

Comments

[eidheann_writes]

I asked for my first extension for Erised and... Yeah guilt. (I was late for one other fest, but was mod and... Being able to *see* that we were OK and I wasn't throwing any schedule off of leaving holes in the posting schedule helped.)

As for how I dealt with it for Erised, I kinda didn't? I used the guilt to push on and finish, but it left me feeling sad about the fest and unhappy with my work for longer than is usual.. I'm over it now. But it was just a time thing.

[lauren3210.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping that with an extension, I can make this fic something I can feel proud of, rather than something I've just cobbled together and thrown at the fest before walking away with my hands in the air.

You make a good point though, to use the guilt to push me onwards to the finish line, so I think I will do that!