Checking in on Day 25

[linaewen]

Sorry, the day got away from me!  I imagine some of you have already called it a day and won't see this post until you wake up on Day 26.  In that case, tell us how you did yesterday with your writing.  ;-)

Here's the sometimes-true quote of the day:

You can't wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.
-- Jack London 

1.  How has your inspiration clubbing gone today?

• I'm writing!
• I'm researching!
• I'm editing!
• I'm taking a break!
• I'm wishing I had time to write, but I'm just too busy with other things...

2.  Do you have a word count for the day or a snippet of a thought or a conversation you want to share?

3.  On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most positive, how are you feeling about your writing efforts today -- and why did you choose that number?

4.  The "answer if you feel like it" question:  What do you do to get yourself inspired, if inspiration is attempting to elude you?

Comments

[dbskyler]

I need a club.

I've been completely derailed from my WIP due to devastating news in my fandom, and a new fic that insisted on being written immediately in response. Now I need to get myself back into the correct frame of mind for this other fic.

I usually find that the best way to get inspiration back is to re-watch episodes from whatever fandom I'm trying to write (this works because I almost always write television fandoms). However, that's also a great way to procrastinate, so I have to be careful.

[snowynight]

Oh. It must be hard facing things like that. Good luck.

[curuchamion]

*hugs* That is exactly what happened to me with my help_haiti fic - I was just getting started on a Who/X-Men crossover and then Pernell Roberts (Adam from Bonanza) died - and it took me a year total to produce anything publishable for the bidder. So, well, I understand. :-)

[dbskyler]

Aw, thanks. I knew you'd be understanding -- first because you're a great person, but also because you know what a huge shock Lis Sladen's death has been for the DW fandom and for me personally. I do want to get back to your fic soon, though. Not only because it's a commitment, but also because I think it would be good for me to have something more happy to concentrate on.