WIP challenge: day 5 check-in!

[littlebutfierce]

Hooray, it's the weekend! Hopefully that means a little more time for fic for some of you. How's it going today?

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How's the weekend going so far for fic?

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Excellent!
1 (14.3%)

Terrible
0 (0.0%)

Somewhere in between
6 (85.7%)

Nothing doing
0 (0.0%)

How much time have you spent on your fic today, roughly?

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None
0 (0.0%)

30 minutes or less
2 (28.6%)

30-60 minutes
2 (28.6%)

60-90 minutes
1 (14.3%)

More than 90 minutes
2 (28.6%)

And how are you feeling about it?

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For discussion: How do you keep yourself on track? How do you beat back distractions when you're writing? (*cough* Please note I have ducked out of the writing session -- in which I did manage to get a fair bit done -- to do this post precisely because the clamor of distraction is so loud right now!!)

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[xpaperplanex]

I got started on a fic for a Christmas anthology, but decided that it didn't fit the mood I wanted for that sort of thing. (Who writes hurt/comfort for Christmas!?) It's not bad, but I think I'll set it aside for something else. So I'm starting over and am hoping I'll end up with something a bit fluffier.

I'm in the same boat as <user name="jagnikjen/>. If my writing is going well, then the house could burn down around me and I'd go right after I finish this thought. If it's not, then anything and everything will distract me. I try to force/bribe myself to remain undistracted if it's not going well, which sometimes works. Crispy M&Ms for writing undistracted for half an hour is a pretty good prize.

[littlebutfierce]

Heeeeee, I think h/c would be right up a lot of people's alleys for Christmas! But if you're not happy w/the fic, then I hope trying a new tack is working for you!

I need to do the reward system for myself more.

[xpaperplanex]

The h/c probably would have been good for a Christmas fic, but I think it would have needed to be too long for the format of the anthology. The new attempt is looking much fluffier!

The reward system how I get through life :D