WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 8 -- Monday

[linaewen]

Monday's here!  How is it going so far for you today?

Did you write?

• Yes!
• No!

If yes, what kind of writerly activity did you engage in?  If no, what were the obstacles/situations that affected your writerly pursuits?

 

                       

For Discussion:  When you encounter writer's block, is it more of a general inability to make something creative happen, or is it related to something specific, like circumstances, stress levels, evil pencils?

 

Comments

[linaewen]

I finally wrote something! Not exactly today, but late last night -- a one-shot story of about 1,000 words. It was for a community challenge due last month, but no matter. Better late than never!

Writer's block for me is more stress-related or due to my busy life, rather than the inability to put something down on the blank page no matter how hard I try. If I can put the Real World aside and concentrate on what I am doing, I can usually make something happen with my writing and get rid of the "block."

[annotated_em]

I wrote! I was a little worried that I was going to have a writing hangover from the weekend, which passed in an orgy of collaborative crackfic with a friend, but nope, all was well.

As far as writing blocks go, ehn. If I haven't been getting enough sleep, sometimes that will block me. Or if I'm working on something and there's something broken in the fic, sometimes that will stymie me until I figure out where I got off track (I tend to be an intuitive writer?). But usually I just switch to another project and work on that instead until the jam shakes loose.

And sometimes after I finish really big obsessive projects, I do get a sort of hangover where it takes my brain a couple of days to reboot. Usually going away and reading a book or two fixes the problem.

[gramarye1971]

I did a little bit of writing today, but not as much as I would have liked. However, I'm also fighting with a cough that's threatening to turn into a chest cold, so I'm being nice to myself about it.

Writer's block tends to come from a combination of factors -- how enthusiastic I'm feeling about the fandom/characters/story idea, how busy I am in RL, but especially how much creativity I have to work with. I often feel as if my creativity is like an inkwell that fills itself, and if I feel myself starting to run dry I have to stop dipping into it for a while until it's more full. The ink has to come in on its own, and if I try to force myself I usually end up paying for it later.

[lilly_c]

I haven't written today as I've been travelling since early this morning and haven't been home long. While I was on the road I worked out part of an early scene for fic in my head, hope I can remember it when I get chance to write.

My writers block usually happens when my dyslexia decides to kick my arse. Those are the times when I avoid reading and writing like the plague because it becomes too difficult and I tend to get a wee bit angry with myself for it.

[bay_alexison]

Over the weekend got my assigned art for fmabigbang and wrote a little of it last night. Haven't done any writing yet today, but I'll get to doing that sometime later today after I take care a few things.

To be honest I don't really believe in "writer's block". When I don't write it's moreso real life, not in the mood to write/get back in track with one of my projects, sometimes depressed not being recognized and comparing myself too much to other writers (really need to stop doing that). There might be times where I'll get stuck on a plot point, but usually I'll either move forward to another scene until I think of a way to wrap up that specific plot point or focus on another project.

[lielac]

Urgh. Burnout finally hit. I did write, a bit, but I'm so burnt out I act'lly mostly just told Riese what I wanted Tanya to do and he wrote it. Like 90, 95% of the 814 words we've written so far are his.

How convenient a question. ... I don't know! Burnout seems to be a priddy good cause for my writer's block at the moment. Burnout and not giving a damn. Other'n that 'm not sure.