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[lilly_c]

How is the writing going today? What about yesterday?

Poll #16983

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Today I

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wrote
2 (66.7%)

edited
1 (33.3%)

posted
1 (33.3%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

planned
0 (0.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

had a cheeky break
0 (0.0%)

dealt with life
1 (33.3%)

My progress is

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Mean: 4.00 Median: 4.5 Std. Dev 1.22

woeful 1		0 (0.0%)
2		1 (25.0%)
3		0 (0.0%)
4		1 (25.0%)
5		2 (50.0%)
6		0 (0.0%)
7		0 (0.0%)
8		0 (0.0%)
9		0 (0.0%)
wonderful 10		0 (0.0%)

Discussion: research. Do you like to do a lot of research? Do you look things up as you need them? Something else?

Comments

[lilly_c]

I tend to vary with research, sometimes I can do a lot of it and sometimes I look up as and when I need information. I'm doing some research on humanoid robots for my Agent Carter fic for spook_me because I keep coming back to the "Miriam Fry is a robot idea" hoping I can pull it off and my prompt images are really good too.

No writing at all yesterday because work was crazy and I'm ill so resting was my priority when I got home. I've written a little this morning and a couple of one shots look like they're ready for posting as soon as they've had a final edit that is.

[linaewen]

I'm having trouble managing my time, so writing is getting the short end of the stick. I did some research yesterday for a challenge fic that's coming due, and feel like I know my way forward a bit better now, but there's still more to be done before I know what I'm doing with that story -- and that's not even getting to the writing part!

I love doing research. I have worked as a reference librarian in the past, and it was the most fun job I ever had! I am content just researching all day long, and the internet makes it even easier than it used to be when I had to lug all my fandom reference books around when I needed to look something up (my main fandom being Lord of the Rings, there is a ton of reference material out there!). I usually start with a lot of research as I set up my outline, so I have background material for setting and customs; this helps me firm up my original idea to see if it will actually work, and also gives me plot ideas. As I write, I generally have to add to my research as new points come to mind. If nothing else, I have to run my word choices through Online Etymology Dictionary to be sure my vocabulary is suitable to the era I am writing.