WIP Challenge Check In, Day 14 -- Monday

[linaewen]

Hello on Monday!  What kind of a writing day has it been today -- or if you haven't begun yet, what do you hope for today?

• I thought about my fic once or twice
• I wrote
• I did some planning and/or research
• I edited
• I've sent my fic off to my beta
• I posted today!
• I'm taking a break
• I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

For Discussion:  Do you write from prompts?  How often?  Do you find them helpful or inhibiting?

Comments

[linaewen]

Not sure if I'm going to get anywhere with writing in the next couple of days, but we'll see. I'm kind of doing research on one thing, and if nothing else, I can probably get some editing done.

I don't write to prompts often, except during exchanges or if it's a part of a challenge I'm involved in. I do find them helpful for those times when I'm stymied on my longer WIPs. I don't find them inhibiting; they tend to give me inspiration and keep me writing when I can't make progress on my long works.

[the_rck]

I haven't started writing yet, but it's only about 10:30 a.m. here, so I've time. Right now, I'm trying to get through some phone calls that I've been needing to make for weeks.

I'm hopeful that I can make progress on this story. I want to finish it before Yuletide assignments go out. I probably won't make it, but I'm trying.

I like writing to prompts for exchanges. There's something inspiring about writing for a particular person, trying to match their tastes. I'm not so good at writing to prompts at other times. I'm not sure why. I seem to need a recipient and a deadline both.

[lilly_c]

I got some writing and editing done this morning but having to go out earlier has thrown me off a little bit. I'm trying to pick up from where I stopped.

I do write from prompts, I recently posted my prompt lists from various unfinished challenges and there are lots still to use. It varies but one of the challenges I like is monthly and I request most months, the sign ups for that are optional. Some prompts are helpful especially when I want to write something specific but can't find a way to do so or I need to finish something I got stuck with, and they're inhibiting when the prompts are too broad to interpret and nothing works for them.

[merryghoul]

I actually was well enough to focus a bit on my spook_me story. I'm also doing a bit of research with it, to make sure I get the story to somewhat adhere to canon.

I often write with prompts, and they are quite helpful for me.

[rebecca2525]

Ugh, work. I wrote only very little today, but it's better than not writing at all.