D-day for you writing project is not the day it’s due. Or the day you actually hand it in.
D-day is the deadline you set for finishing the working draft. And it should come as far before your actual due date as you can realistically manage.
There’s no easy rule for when to set your D-day. Halfway through the time you have for your project? Three quarters? Three days before the deadline? A week before?
You’ll have to pick your D-day depending on how you work, how much you procrastinate, and what other commitments you have for your time and attention while you are writing.
But you need to set a real date. The next post talks about why.