Check in: day 7

[lilly_c]

Hi everyone, how's today treated you?

Poll #12515

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Today I have

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written
7 (63.6%)

edited
3 (27.3%)

researched
1 (9.1%)

posted
1 (9.1%)

had a break
1 (9.1%)

dealt with life
4 (36.4%)

My progress is

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great
2 (18.2%)

good
2 (18.2%)

okay
3 (27.3%)

average
2 (18.2%)

awful
2 (18.2%)

Discussion topic: momentum. When you're on a roll with your fic and the words are just flowing how do you stop? Do you set a word count target? Set an alarm/reminder for a specific time? Keep going?

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[lilly_c]

I spent part of my day sorting out uni (submitting coursework, double checking exam arrangements) and finishing my police application form.

I was up until after 2am working on chapter 11 of Twice Unjust, my big Taggart fic and I had take the hard decision of getting some sleep over adding more words. I actually wanted to keep going but opted for sleep, and thankfully I only need another 400(ish) words for the first draft of that chapter to be finished.

[linaewen]

I continued with my research, and also made my life more difficult by signing up for a second writing challenge this month. One of the prompts matched perfectly an idea I've been toying with so I simply couldn't resist!

If I have momentum, I don't stop. Momentum happens so rarely these days, I take it when I can get it. If I do reach a place where I have to stop for my health's sake or because of Real Life, I make sure I have enough of an outline down that I can pick up where I left off.