Check-In – Day 3

[samuraiter]

Groundhog Day. I sincerely hope none of you – kidding, kidding. It's just a regular day.

— Thinking. Maybe a little, maybe a lot.
— Writing.
— Planning and / or researching.
— Editing.
— Sending things to the beta.
— Posting!
— Relaxing, taking a break, etc.
— Other stuff-ing. Look at the comment.

Since it's Wednesday, right in the middle of the week, are you capable of dropping what you're doing and coming back to a writing project later, or do you have to get to the end of a scene, chapter, etc.?

Comments

[rebecca2525]

Done editing the second chapter. I'm very happy with the story up until that point and there's not much left to be done before posting. Next up is the third chapter, which I haven't looked at since writing the first draft. I want to get it into an acceptable shape before I start posting my WIP because I feel that when I managed to get that far into the story including enough bits that are harder to write, I'll actually be able to finish it.

I very rarely get the feeling that I have to write something, the writing process is most likely to feel tedious most of the time. Probably why I'm such a slow writer. On the plus side, as a result I've gotten quite good at knowing what notes to write down to be able to pick something up later. I wouldn't get anything done otherwise. I have to admit, as bad as I feel about my unplanned break during the last weeks, I'm also very happy to see how well that works and how I am able to get all excited again about my WIP. Gives me a lot of confidence that I will stick with it, even if it takes some time.

[linaewen]

I've had a rather bad cold this week, so I'm not really in good writing form, even though I had some time to fiddle with my fics.

I prefer to finish off at least the section I'm working on so I don't lose my train of thought, but my outlines for what I write are usually pretty extensive, so it's not so hard to pick up where I left off -- if it's not a long break. Most of my writer's block happens when I break from a story for an extended time and then can't get back into the flow of it.