Check-in - October 3rd

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Poll #11795

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9

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How do you feel about your writing today?

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Couldn't be better!
0 (0.0%)

Not bad.
2 (22.2%)

Meh.
2 (22.2%)

I've had better days.
3 (33.3%)

Ugh.
2 (22.2%)

What did you work on today?

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Research
0 (0.0%)

Planning
0 (0.0%)

Writing
4 (44.4%)

Revising
1 (11.1%)

Posting
1 (11.1%)

Resting
0 (0.0%)

Reading other people's writing counts for something, right?
2 (22.2%)

Something else.
4 (44.4%)

Sometimes I find that there are barriers for writing that get in my way. Either I have other obligations that limit the amount of time I can spend writing, or I desperately need to clean the stove or vacuum one of the cats, or I just need to research one more crucial detail before I can get started, or check my email one last time...

What are the things that get in the way of your writing? And how do you deal with them?

Comments

[the_rck]

I've got another project due at the end of the month. That's taking away from my writing time right now. Hopefully I can get all of it done in the next couple of days and go back to writing.

On a normal day, I get distracted by reading blogs, doing word puzzles and playing solitaire. Then there's laundry to be done, the dishwasher to load and empty, all sorts of household chores. There's always something-- just one more thing-- that's going to take just a little bit of my time before I start writing.

[mab_browne]

There is always housework - or just checking the internet one. more. time....

Deadlines force me to write, but they also stress me out. But I do write, so I guess I'll deal.

[lilly_c]

No new words at all yesterday but I did manage to print off everything I have so far for both of my goal fics this month, that's something right?
Today will be the same of no new words as I'm going home for the weekend and it's a long coach trip from where I live.

Lots of different things get in my way and on a good day it's uni, work and any appointments I have and on a bad day it's the dyslexia because there are times when both reading and writing become torture for me. Of course there are days like today when travelling cross country gets in the way but I don't go home often so I can deal with it.

[snowynight]

I write a short fic.

A lot of my life can interfere with my writing. I just deal with them one by one.

[lullabymoon]

I finally remembered that it's October and I am supposed to be writing. Oh well.

I'm still getting over my bad health with has sort of scuppered my ability to multitask. Hopefully that will reappear soon. At the moment though, I've been organising the assignments for the exchange I run and starting to get ready for my holiday so I expect I won't get anything written for a day or two. If my multitasking magically reappears I'll see if I can get a hundred or so words out.

[linaewen]

Today was a good example of the kinds of things that throw me off and keep me from writing -- it was a good day as far as days go, not too stressful, but I just couldn't make myself do anything once I got home from work. I seem to be in a slump that was produced last month by way too much stress and legitimate reasons for not writing, and now I have to break out of the weariness that produced and the subsequent propensity for surfing, reading, and other lightweight online efforts instead of making my brain work. So currently, the worst barrier for writing is my laziness! Obligations are the second thing that keep me from writing, because I can always think of something I should do first before I settle down. The only way to deal with it at this point is to be firm and not be distracted. Also, if I can get myself to do some editing of older chapters of my WIP that need to be posted, then I will be back in the mood and more interested in making progress with my writing.

Just writing about this problem has made me realize that I actually have a nice chunk of time starting now to write, and I actually feel like doing it. If the fact that there is housework to do doesn't deter me, I really think I might be able to climb out of my slump today! \o/