WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 3 -- Thursday

[linaewen]

Hello on Thursday!  What kind of a writing day has it been 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:  Timer -- when writing for a set period of time, how do you time yourself?  Do you use a timer of some sort?

I do not usually use a time when I write, but I have been thinking about doing so.  I have an egg timer app on my computer that is useful for such things, and it might be what I need to get back into the discipline of writing.  I'm going to try it later on today, writing for a set amount of time to see how far I can get with my projects today.

Comments

[lea_hazel]

I gave myself a break from WIP-fever and wrote a light-hearted one-shot.

[cecilegrey]

I wrote a little bit.

I have used timers sometimes and I did use a timer just today, actually. Sometimes I just can't keep myself dedicated to the activity at hand, so a timer adds a layer of accountability and helps me focus. If I have my tablet with me, I will use the regular timer feature. If I just have my phone, I use the stopwatch option which works fine too (my phone's timer doesn't show a countdown and I really prefer to be able to look and see the time ticking away).