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writethisfanfic2011-01-09 06:41 pm
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How do you get yourself actually writing?
OK, folks, help me (& your other comm members!) out here. I'm sure many of us are masters of the art of procrastination.
How do you get yourself to actually sit down & write? Internet blockers (or maybe even -- shudder -- going offline entirely)? Bribing yourself? Getting other people to nag/threaten you? Signing up for challenges?
I write something every day using 750 Words; I've posted before about what a good tool this is for me. Sometimes it works brilliantly, as both a way to get words down on the page & sneak past my internal censor. But often I don't write fic there; I'll just brain-dump. Which is good -- it's still writing -- but I feel like I need to kickstart my word count for fic.
Things I have done today instead of opening up a file to work on fic: updated my reading journal w/what I've read lately; updated another comm; answered DW comments; signed up for Diaspora; took down last year's calendars & put up this year's; put up random things I've had around the house to put on the walls but have been lying around for ages; made tea.
And now, my latest avoidance technique: posting here!
My word count is begging you for help. What are your tips? What have you tried that didn't work for you? (It might work for someone else!)
& just for LOLs, what are your favorite things to do when you're resisting sitting down & actually writing?
How do you get yourself to actually sit down & write? Internet blockers (or maybe even -- shudder -- going offline entirely)? Bribing yourself? Getting other people to nag/threaten you? Signing up for challenges?
I write something every day using 750 Words; I've posted before about what a good tool this is for me. Sometimes it works brilliantly, as both a way to get words down on the page & sneak past my internal censor. But often I don't write fic there; I'll just brain-dump. Which is good -- it's still writing -- but I feel like I need to kickstart my word count for fic.
Things I have done today instead of opening up a file to work on fic: updated my reading journal w/what I've read lately; updated another comm; answered DW comments; signed up for Diaspora; took down last year's calendars & put up this year's; put up random things I've had around the house to put on the walls but have been lying around for ages; made tea.
And now, my latest avoidance technique: posting here!
My word count is begging you for help. What are your tips? What have you tried that didn't work for you? (It might work for someone else!)
& just for LOLs, what are your favorite things to do when you're resisting sitting down & actually writing?
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