WIP check-in! Day 2!

[littlebutfierce]

I'm really loving all the discussion in yesterday's check in post. Yay for us!

dbskyler suggested some periodic polls might be in order to measure progress. Good idea. Here's one--but please also do comment & let us know how things are going as well!

Poll #6474 WIP check-in day #2 poll!

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

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How are you doing on your chosen fic(s) for the month so far?

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On track for my goals
4 (44.4%)

Ahead of schedule
1 (11.1%)

Behind schedule
1 (11.1%)

Too early to tell!
3 (33.3%)

And what did you do today, fic-wise?

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Write
8 (80.0%)

Research
1 (10.0%)

Edit
1 (10.0%)

Procrastinate
2 (20.0%)

Send to beta
1 (10.0%)

Post the finished fic
1 (10.0%)

Something else I will clarify in comments
3 (30.0%)

Ticky box!
5 (50.0%)

If you wrote any words today, how many did you write?

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1-249
1 (14.3%)

250-499
2 (28.6%)

500-749
0 (0.0%)

750-999
2 (28.6%)

1000 or more
2 (28.6%)

In three words or less, how are you feeling about the fic(s) right now?

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(& to the other people who've kindly signed up to do check-ins: no worries if you don't want to do polls, or aren't a paid member & so can't. But if you do want to do a poll once in a while, feel free to give it a whirl.)

Comments

[raletha]

This is a good thing to do! I do this sometimes too, when my confidence in my own prose is flagging. It's nice to remember that I've spun some sentences I am proud of. Of course, there's always the danger of stumbling upon some old stuff that makes me cringe, but that's helpful too, because I can see how I've improved since.

I picked out a couple of stories that are worthy of posting after a bit of reworking, so it wasn't a totally wasted day.

And this is the best thing! I love finding old drafts of things I had mostly forgotten and finding they can be finished up or reworked. Sometimes its even easier to finish or edit them after they've sat half forgotten for a while. In fact, the story I'm working on for this month sprang from an abandoned draft.

I think you were doing more than procrastinating. You were regrouping and charging the batteries. :) Best of luck!