WIP Challenge - Check In Day 7 - Sunday

[the_rck]

Poll #16747

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Yesterday and today I

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planned
4 (66.7%)

researched
1 (16.7%)

wrote
4 (66.7%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

edited
2 (33.3%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

rested
1 (16.7%)

did something else
2 (33.3%)

The way I feel about that is

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Mean: 6.00 Median: 6.5 Std. Dev 2.38

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

Does music help you write? Do you need silence or do you like background noise?

I like having something playing in the background while I write, either music or something on TV that doesn't require my full attention (PBS Kids' shows are surprisingly good for this). I try to make playlists for long writing projects, but I'm never entirely happy with them.

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[lea_hazel]

That's funny, because I only just got done posting to jukebox_fest. Which is to say, yes, music helps me write. Heh. I do keep playlists for certain fanfic characters, although I mostly curate them through YouTube which means they have to be malleable because reasons. And for general writing I will often put on classical, especially if I'm sitting down for a long, intense writing session.

[linaewen]

I'm currently poised to begin writing (or something related to it) but haven't actually begun as yet. It will involve some planning and some editing, and maybe I'll get really motivated and write some new words!

I pretty much need music to get and stay focused. It has to be music without singing or words, however. I have a batch of music I play on a loop that seems to work for me, or I listen to an internet radio station that has the kind of stuff that inspires.

[samuraiter]

I rely on music for writing. Have to stay in my inside world to really produce quantity. (Granted, a lot of it is listening to video game soundtracks and remixes on You Tube, but I mix in other kinds of music, too.) And I wrote again today! Feels like I'm finally on the streak I've been seeking for ages.

[terabient]

I can't listen to music when I write--I end up concentrating on the music and not my writing. ^^; I do find some background noise helpful, though. And for some reason, having police procedural shows on while working tends to lead to my most productive writing sessions.