WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 8 -- Sunday

[linaewen]

I am linaewen, your trusty check-in person this week!  I'm posting early today (in my time zone) because I can't trust my schedule and I wanted to be sure to get this in before things get crazy.

How's your writing day going?

• I wrote
• I edited
• I researched/plotted/outlined
• I sent work to my beta
• I posted
• I procrastinated
• I took a break
• I __________ (fill in the blank)

Discussion question(s) for the day:  When you aren't writing for whatever reason, do you use these daily posts to check in and say so?  Do you find it helpful to be able to share how or why you are struggling?  Or do you only check in when you have accomplished something?  Do you prefer to stay quiet until you can report a successful writing day?

Comments

[snowynight]

I wrote today. The fic is getting to an end.

I have to be honest to say that after a period of no writing, I feel depressed to see the check-up posts and prefer to only post when I write again.

[ladygriddlebone]

I wrote. I finished my chapter. I attempted to edit and had to set it aside because, frankly, I really hate how this turned out, and I suspect I'm going to have to rewrite the whole thing and that makes me very unhappy.

[linaewen]

Now that the day is almost over, I'll answer my own poll. It turned out to be about as crazy as I expected, so this was a "taking a break today because I know I won't get a chance to write" kind of day.

I tend to reply to the check in posts whether I have written or not, and explain why not if I haven't. It helps me be a bit accountable, and keeps my writing on the front burner, even if I haven't accomplished anything that day. It's also helpful to complain if my day was particularly irritating. However, I have been known to skip sharing if it's the same old "no writing" today too many days in a row. ;-)

[lullabymoon]

I worte yesterday! 1000 words (not quite enough to quell the rough draft deadline angst but the first words in a week so reasonably pleased).

I try to check in when I'm not writing, but if I'm not writing because of my health then I tend not to.

[the_rck]

I wrote about a hundred words yesterday. I'm thrilled because it had been days since I managed any words.

Whether or not I check in here when I don't write depends. I sometimes don't think to because the check in posts go by so early in the day that I often haven't done anything yet and don't know for sure that I won't manage anything.