Check In Day 23

[fleetsparrow]

Despite the post office mail delivery notification saying that my mail was delivered "today, December 24!", it is, in fact, only the 23rd.

AND THANK GOODNESS.  <s>wildly unprepared for the day, fr</s>

But let's ignore the rapidly oncoming movement of time and think about words!

Poll #32425

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5

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Are ya writin', son*?

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I surely am!
2 (40.0%)

I surely am not!
2 (40.0%)

Don't call me Shirley...
1 (20.0%)

Other, to be commented upon...
1 (20.0%)

*or other offspring-related gender term.

Discussion time:  Some people say you should let folks know what you're writing, because accountability helps!  Some people say you shouldn't tell anyone what you're working on until it's done, or else your brain will decide it's already actually done.  No matter how many times I try to put myself into the former category, I am, in fact, a "keep it secret, keep it safe" kind of writer.  A lot of times, even saying, "I'm going to write today" is like opening a revenge movie with a 10 minute scene of the protagonist's Idyllic Life Before.  And yet, I still do it.

So, long lead-in aside, how does it go for you?  Are you able to have accountability buddies?  Or you also a *drops this and runs* writer?  Or maybe something in the middle?  Do you wish you were a different type?  Does it depend on the kind of writing you're doing?

Comments

[lilly_c]

I pretty much keep quiet about what I'm working on until it's ready to post. One of my friends often looks things over for me before I post.

These days I'm pretty much in between where I can just post and hope for the best and other times I need to have things looked over first.

[fleetsparrow]

Yeah, I think I used to be better about being motivated by/with accountability when I had someone I shared a lot more of my writing with in person or in real time. Sometimes I wonder if it's more I'm out of practice, because boy, if I finish something I plan to post, the waiting period between "finished" and "posted" is excruciating for me, even if I meant to have it looked over before posting.