Check In Day 7

[fleetsparrow]

Friends, it's not even 8pm here just after 8pm here--an update which should give an idea of how well this post has been going--and I am thisclose to going to bed anyway, early bedtime or no!

Poll #32500

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How was your writing day?

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It was good!
2 (22.2%)

It was bad!
0 (0.0%)

It was.
4 (44.4%)

There's always tomorrow.
2 (22.2%)

Umami, the ~fifth~ answer
2 (22.2%)

To quote Jimmy Buffett, "The weather is here, wish you* were beautiful"--and BOY is the weather here!  Snow on one side of the U.S., fires on the other, with winds sweeping the nation (pun very much intended) coast to coast.  Which is a not so graceful segue into today's discussion topic!

Discussion time:  Is there a type of weather that just seems to work better for your writing?  If you're writing a tragedy in the middle of a bright day, does that impact the story?  Does the atmosphere of the outside world ever affect the inner one?  Or does weather not really make a big deal in terms of your writing?  (And/or is any impact less "It was a dark and stormy night" and more "the humidity makes my joints hurt"?)

*no specific "you" implied

Comments

[evandar]

Where I am has a lot of air pollution and that's led to it being very overcast for the last few weeks, and I've managed to write quite a bit. I do miss rain, though. The sound of rain acts like white noise, which means I can focus more. I also find it hard to do anything when it's very hot or humid because I'm not built for hot weather XD But! The atmosphere of the real world rarely affects the inner one when I'm writing.

That said, I really like the juxtaposition of good weather with terrible things - think Midsommar where the weather is bright and sunny for the whole movie and all it does it throw the horror of the plot into greater relief.

[fleetsparrow]

Me, too! The cold is my friend, and rain is so nice!! I wish we had more of it here. (I'm willing to declare hot humidity #1 Worst Weather; I'll stand by that.)

Yes! Moody atmospheres are good for what they do, but when that "good weather, bad thing" combo hits right? *chef's kiss*

[linaewen]

I was interrupted too much yesterday to manage my writing plan, so we'll see about today or tomorrow (not likely today, I am out and about most of the day, but maybe tomorrow).

I have written a couple of shorts and a chapter or two where weather featured -- bad rain is always fun for characters to deal with, and snow is also a fun wrench to throw into their plans!

[fleetsparrow]

Here's to getting writing chances soon!

Ooh, nice! I always forget about snow (because it does not, in fact, snow here) as a thing to inflict upon use with characters, but it's definitely up there for great plot usefulness. And so versatile! Will this "snowed in" piece lead to "cozy romance" or "cut-off suspense"? Wouldn't the characters like to know... ;D

[linaewen]

Ha ha! Yes, this exactly!