WIP Challenge - Check In, Day 10, Monday

[the_rck]

Poll #13675

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Today I

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planned
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

wrote
4 (66.7%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

edited
1 (16.7%)

posted
1 (16.7%)

rested
0 (0.0%)

did something else
2 (33.3%)

How I feel about today is

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Mean: 4.83 Median: 5.5 Std. Dev 2.27

Terrible 1		1 (16.7%)
2		0 (0.0%)
3		1 (16.7%)
4		0 (0.0%)
5		1 (16.7%)
6		2 (33.3%)
7		0 (0.0%)
8		1 (16.7%)
9		0 (0.0%)
Wonderful 10		0 (0.0%)

Today's discussion question-- Do you write linearly or do you jump around, writing a scene here and a scene there? Which method works best for you?

I prefer to write linearly. I usually discover a lot along the way. The one exception is that I've already written a draft of the last chapter of my epic WIP, Rheotaxis. I wanted to know what I was aiming for (and to convince myself that I had an end in sight).

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[linaewen]

No writing today for me.

I write linearly, most definitely. If I get an idea for something that happens at a later point, I may write it up as part of the notes, but not in detail. I do have an almost final chapter written for a couple of my WIPs that are giving me incentive to get to them, but they are the exception rather than the rule. I'm very chronologically oriented so linear is what I like!

[lullabymoon]

Another day of doing nothing. Arg. I think today might be a bit better though as I've set aside some time later on to just let my brain wander and hopefully write.

I tend to be linear myself. The only real time I've jumped about is when I've had bother with a scene and I can clearly see the next scene. I find sometimes that helps me work out what is wrong with the scene but I don't do it too often.