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writethisfanficHello, friends! It seems cruel to say "happy" Monday, so, uh... Greetings on this Monday.
Discussion: Stress. Despite claims that "good" stress exists, generally when we talk about stress, we mean the bad kind. You know, the kind that makes your stomach knot, your shoulders tense, and makes you want to crawl into the nearest dark room and sleep for a year. When it's short-term stress, or we know there's an endpoint in sight for the stressor, it can be easier to let our writing wait until the stress has passed.
But sometimes the stress just keeps going. Maybe it's a long-term situation, like a toxic job or home environment. Maybe it's, to borrow a phrase, a series of unfortunate events that just keeps going. Maybe it's a chronic illness. Whatever the case, the stress isn't leaving and waiting to write until the stress passes is no longer an option. Sometimes the longer the "not writing" time goes, the higher the level of stress.
So, my question to y'all: How do you balance writing with stress, both short and long term? Do you find that certain types of stories seem easier or harder to write during stressful times? Do you stick to a set wordcount, or go for "any words are good words"?
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How goes the writing?
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Going well!
2 (28.6%)
Going poorly.
1 (14.3%)
It's going.
3 (42.9%)
Writing?
2 (28.6%)
Something else...
1 (14.3%)
But sometimes the stress just keeps going. Maybe it's a long-term situation, like a toxic job or home environment. Maybe it's, to borrow a phrase, a series of unfortunate events that just keeps going. Maybe it's a chronic illness. Whatever the case, the stress isn't leaving and waiting to write until the stress passes is no longer an option. Sometimes the longer the "not writing" time goes, the higher the level of stress.
So, my question to y'all: How do you balance writing with stress, both short and long term? Do you find that certain types of stories seem easier or harder to write during stressful times? Do you stick to a set wordcount, or go for "any words are good words"?
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