Check In Day 7

[goldentunes]

Hello! (Sorry for the delay. Anyway, TFGIF!!)

If you’re seeing this at the beginning of your day, what’s your writing plan? 

• I plan on doing research
• I plan on drafting 
• I plan on writing something new
• I plan on working on an existing pie
• I plan on sending off some writing to my beta
• I plan on posting today 
• I plan on taking a break
• I need to sort out some Life Stuff
• I’m thinking of parking myself in the cinema and having a full day movie marathon🍿
• None of the above, I plan to do something else (please do share 😊)
  

If you’re seeing this at the end of your day, how did the writing go? Did you do any of the above? If you didn’t, what did you do instead?

Optional discussion: When shifting from one genre or style of writing to another, some people use music to help guide them. Others use different fonts. Some may even change up their usual writing nook! Have you experimented with any of these before? What did/do you do? 

Comments

[frogfarm]

The Buffy/Supernatural crossover has been going great since yesterday. Honestly I could write a whole series based on this, so the challenge is to keep it a reasonable length.

Music - only instrumentals, lyrics distract from my words. I've been adding more pen and pencil back into my writing after typing took over completely for a number of years. Plus trying out new software, and looking at cheap old laptops with sunlight-readable screens for writing outdoors as we march into summer.

[goldentunes]

Sounds like you're getting a whole ton of words out, so well done!!!

I've seen others here mention hand writing notes/pieces of their story too, it's something I'd like to try! I usually only scribble onto paper when I don't have a device around me and I'm ultra-worried I'll lose the idea. Typing outdoors sounds lovely, I hope you find one with a suitable screen soon!!

[goldentunes]

I've finished all the research I need to do and managed to get a good way through the story, so all that's left now is to finish the final scene and then to polish it up.

I want to try writing in a different font! One day I will write myself a sweet crime noir story in Courier New. Maybe I'll put movie soundtracks on in the background too.

[omens]

yesss, write the noir in courier and leave the typewriter sound on! 😌 perf

congrats on getting through your research!

[goldentunes]

Thank you! And GAH typewriter sounds I didn’t even think of this!! I’m sure I can download this somewhere wheee I really want to write this now! Hype!! (Now all I need is an idea…)

[omens]

Today was a lot of noodling on ideas, which is all I've been doing lately, but also a couple hundred words of actual progress on a project, so: YAY

I used to have different fonts for different fics, but over time they all went Avenir. If something is still in Palatino I'm like, ooooh you're ancient, aren't you?

I do have mood playlists for a few projects, though! I haven't made one in a long time. Probably good, because for me it's usually just procrastination :D

[goldentunes]

You have used the perfect icon! YAY indeed!!

Wait a minute I don’t know any of those fonts what 😂 are those on MS Word? I feel so out of the loop now.

I’ve never made a playlist before but same, I think I would end up having too much fun with the music instead of buckling down and writing!

[omens]

oh lolol, I don't know, maybe I've been on macs too long and they're just mac fonts?? I'm too lazy to find and download fonts these days :D

[goldentunes]

Oh I found them on MSW, so they do exist for me too! I just never knew 😂 honestly I almost exclusively write in Arial now and just know like three other fonts outside of that.