WIP Check-in, Day 10

[linaewen]

So sorry about missing yesterday's check-in post!  I had a meeting and it threw me off for the whole day.  :-/

Do you have anything amazing to report concerning writing from yesterday or today?  Anything discouraging?  Have a look at the following and let us know if you managed any of the following:

• I wrote
• I did some planning and/or research
• I edited
• I've sent my fic off to my beta
• I posted today!
• I'm taking a break
• I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

For discussion:  Do you have a special place at home where you write?  Is it more conducive to writing than other places -- either at home or outside?  If your "writing spot" is messy, does that inhibit your writing or is it not an issue?

Comments

[linaewen]

Nothing doing where I live -- in other words, no writing is happening. Instead, I am cleaning -- which is why the discussion question has to do with neatness! I am still hoping to get some time today to at least read through one of the fics I have included in my goals for the month, but we'll see how it goes.

I used to have a special place where I wrote best when I lived in a big old house with lots of rooms. There was a room no one used so I could go in there and shut the door to get some peace and quiet. Now it's just wherever my computer is -- though I do have a desk in a wee office that is becoming my best writing spot. It has a comfy chair, a nice view out the window if I need to look up and it's removed from the TV and the radio in the other part of the apartment. It is currently messy, which is hindering me a bit in my writing.

Normally, I don't pay much attention if my writing area is not neat, but my apartment is small, and if even a bit of stuff piles up, it gets awkward. So I feel like I'm doing myself a favor for future writing projects by getting my house in order!

[jagnikjen]

I'm writing, actually. Not so much today, but I've got 1500 new words between Monday and now on an original WIP.

Clean doesn't necessarily matter to me. I either write in my bed, on the sofa, or in our home office. Just depends on the time of day. I don't do usually do very well writing in public venues like Starbucks or Barnes & Noble.

[lilly_c]

Yesterday I wrote and also did some research. I typed what I wrote for my big bang fic the other day and added another 800 or so words to it. Likely going to be typing them tomorrow as I finish uni early.
Today I got nothing done but I was in lectures till 4 and it takes an hour to walk home. I have got the DVD on with ep I'm using a lot for referencing in my big bang, not making any new notes tonight though.

I can write nearly anywhere so neatness and tidyness doesn't really bother me so much. When I need to be somewhere else and write I tend to walk to the beach and sit on a bench for a hour or so while I get my writing done, I only really stop when people walking dogs, let them get too close to where I am.

[lacerta]

I just made cacao muffins and they taste not good ;_;

Writing-wise, I've had two very mixed days. Yesterday, I felt like getting rid of the entire fic and never ever talking about it again because there was no way I could ever finish it. And it was terrible. And sucked. And I accidently deleted the 200 words I squeezed out for nano-wrimo :(

But today I managed to flesh out the last scene so far and suddenly it looks doable again. Now if I hear back from my beta-reader, things might actually start looking good.

I'm mostly writing in bed recently and the biggest problem I have is my cat. She's not happy about having to share the blanket.

[elistaire]

I've edited and sent a story off to be beta'd.

I also did some beta work.


I have a few places I like to sit. One is at my dining room table and the other is in any of several couch corners and one big squashy chair. I write best when the space around me is very tidy. Sometimes I spend all my time cleaning and never get to the writing.

[bay_alexison]

First thing I did was write a bit of my Big Bang, 650 words of it! Not only that, I was able to talk with my beta over the edits through Skype. We did and she offered some great advice over some of my concerns. Still a bit nervous over how the rest of my story will go after we talked, but I think everything should be fine.

My writing spot tends to be in my room, although when I had my laptop I would write in the living room (I can be able to write when my family is around...sometimes XD). I'm a bit of a clean freak so I would have my workspace all neat first before writing.