WIP check in, Day 6

[charamei]

Day 6! How's it going? Is everything falling into place?

Poll #6532 WIP check-in 6th April 2011

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8

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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
1 (14.3%)

Ahead of schedule
0 (0.0%)

Behind schedule
5 (71.4%)

Too early to tell!
1 (14.3%)

And what did you do today, fic-wise?

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Write
3 (37.5%)

Research
1 (12.5%)

Edit
1 (12.5%)

Procrastinate
3 (37.5%)

Send to beta
0 (0.0%)

Post the finished fic
0 (0.0%)

Something else I will clarify in comments
3 (37.5%)

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

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1-249
2 (50.0%)

250-499
1 (25.0%)

500-749
0 (0.0%)

750-999
1 (25.0%)

1000 or more
0 (0.0%)

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

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Comments

[charamei]

Well, I printed the chapter. That counts as editing, right?

Right?

...yeah, okay, no. Tomorrow.

[littlebutfierce]

Printing it is an important first step! Maybe tomorrow, then? Maybe your brain really wanted a break to give you a chance to come at it with fresh eyes!

[charamei]

I can go with that theory XD

(Started rereading this morning. It's... interesting. But not unsalvageable, thank God.)

[curuchamion]

I always find printing (or hand-copying, since my fics are Very Short) a good start for rewriting...

[charamei]

Oh, me too. But it would probably be better if I'd done some actual rewriting as well...

[lacygrey]

I think this stage is totally essential you see so many things on paper that slip the eye on the screen

[charamei]

It's absolutely essential. It's just no actual work on my part ;)

[raletha]

Changing media for editing helps so much. When I don't have access to a printer, I'll sometimes just change the formatting of the page (font, bg colour, spacing, margins, etc.) to mimic that change.

Good luck with the edits!

[eggcrack]

I tried out one of my most favorite characters ever today and now I have a potential fic at hand. Will work more on it tomorrow, uneven state of body be damned!

[littlebutfierce]

Eeee, trying out a character you love sounds very exciting! I hope you have luck tomorrow in moving forward w/the fic!

[charamei]

Fics with favourite characters are awesome :) Hope it goes well!

[raletha]

That sounds like fun! Good luck with the writing. :D

[curuchamion]

Heading home to try and solve the eternal question: why can I either be productive in writing-y stuff or in RL-related stuff, but not both? And to try to understand my math homework, which has suddenly caught up with me. :-(

(Also, possibly, to write. I think the tap may have got stuck in the "on" position again...)

[littlebutfierce]

I find it hard to be productive at both as well--writing takes so much energy!

Good luck w/the math homework at least. ^^;;

[charamei]

There's definitely a trick to finding that balance. Not that I know what it is, mind you.

(Damn tap.)

[raletha]

If you ever find the answer, please share! I seem to be only able to do one thing at a time, and when I am in full on writing mode, it is pretty much all consuming.

Good luck with the Math, too!

[littlebutfierce]

During a boring meeting at work today I managed to jot down some notes. \o/ I think I'm getting somewhere. Yes. Getting somewhere very slowly, but nevertheless I may actually reach some kind of destination. I wrote bits based on those notes tonight, too--lots of culling to do, as per usual, but there's something I can keep in there, somewhere.

[charamei]

Whoo, progress!

Keep going. It might click soon!

[raletha]

Hey, you're heading forward; that's good & important. Momentum is so precious. It sounds like you got the most out of your meeting too! :)

[lacygrey]

Today was a bad one for fic. The computer saved a crucial RL-work file in some deep hidden corner of the drive and denied all knowledge of it until I did a massive search: Too much time and energy wasted (panicking) for something that wasn't even mine.

On a brighter note I think I've a couple of potential new betas. I'd gone and sponsored my most recent betas to write for help_japan so they are busy.

[charamei]

Oh no :( Still, at least you found it in the end.

And, hey, new betas are always good!

[raletha]

D'oh! Hope today goes better for you!

[lacerta]

Dear Self,

There is no need to spend an hour researching the scent of violets or the exact ingredients of perfume when you're not actually mentioning violet perfume in the fic because it is irrelevant.

Much love,
your deadline.

[charamei]

Haha, I know that feeling!

[raletha]

Hey, but at least you know now; you might use it later in another project. No knowledge is ever wasted, but I sympathise with the frustration of being side-tracked by shiny information. Happens to me all the time.

[raletha]

I didn't get to writing this morning, but this evening is not looking likely. I got hit by a car walking home. Mostly fine, but one hand is pretty badly bruised, and the bruised/swelling elbows are making my hands uncoordinated. Also, hard to type with both elbows on ice! BLARGH. I had a stupid day!

Go everyone else! Write extra words for me. :)

ETA I uploaded a continuation of an old fic as a second chapter to the original story (out of a likely three chapters, the third part is not yet written, but that's okay for now). I have a booboo.

[charamei]

Take care of yourself, and I hope you recover soon. At least it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

[raletha]

Thank you! Yeah, I am relieved nothing got broken or squashed!

[lacerta]

Wishing you all the best. I hope you're okay!

[raletha]

Thank you! I am okay. Just sore and a bit upset over the whole thing.

[pebblerocker]

I finally managed to sit down and write something! Finished a scene I'd been sitting in the middle of for months; I actually wrote quite a bit once I got started. Next, thinking about something beyond just the bare bones of what happens next.

[charamei]

Keep going!

[lacerta]

Wrapping up scenes after a long time is so satisfying.

[raletha]

Finishing a long stuck scene is good! Go you. :D

[snowynight]

I'm going to edit the second draft of the bang. Wish me luck!

[charamei]

Good luck!

[raletha]

Good luck with the editing!

[linaewen]

Well, I've been out of the loop for a bit here -- not doing any writing, just trying to keep the Real World at bay while carrying my notes around untouched. ;-) However, things have opened up unexpectedly today, so my plan is devote a good-sized chunk of time to my writing commitments. I have a Big Bang progress report to make next week, and I'm really not close enough to where I want to be for that, so I'll be concentrating on that fic, I think.

Anyway, here's hoping I can produce a word count for the next check in and poll!

[raletha]

Best of luck! *waves pom poms*

[charamei]

Good luck, and I hope you get your bang back on schedule!