WIP challenge - day 5 check-in!

[littlebutfierce]

Checking in! We're inching towards the end of the week. How's it going today?

Poll #6888 Day 5 check-in!

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How's the fic going today?

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Fantastic
3 (21.4%)

All right
3 (21.4%)

Creeping along
5 (35.7%)

Not going anywhere at all
3 (21.4%)

We're nearing the end of the 1st week of the challenge. Are you:

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Behind schedule for your goal
3 (23.1%)

Ahead of schedule for your goal
1 (7.7%)

On track for your goal
5 (38.5%)

It's too early to tell
4 (30.8%)

What did you do today, fic-wise?

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Write
6 (54.5%)

Edit
3 (27.3%)

Send to beta
0 (0.0%)

Research
1 (9.1%)

Procrastinate
2 (18.2%)

Something else I will describe in comments
3 (27.3%)

Three words or less about your fic!

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& today's discussion question brought to you by me having no time at all for fic today. Oh, & by the flamingo, of course. Let's talk procrastination! We all have days where, sadly, offline obligations prevent us from writing fic. But how do we prevent ourselves from writing fic? How do you slack off when you do, technically, have the time to devote to fic? Can you persuade yourself that it's not procrastination, but research or taking a break or catching up on other things? What's the difference if so? & how do you fight off the urge to procrastinate?

Comments

[bay_alexison]

YES, got rough draft of one of my help_japan fic done! Took about 650 words to get to the ending, haha. I decided in the end to finish up the conversation and wrap up the story. I might do quite a bit of editing in a few days, but for now I'm glad I got the story done at least. Also, I had written over 500 words of that same story I mentioned last check in, so today overall I have written close to 1,200 words. :3

Over the procrastination discussion, when I procrastinate I tend to read a lot of fics, watch anime, and surf around the web to catch up on some fandom related news, haha. Half the time though I ended up doing some research by looking back over the source material to make sure I got certain canon stuff right, like the characters and double checking certain events. Sometimes I do make myself take a break from writing if I need to catch up on real life stuff or if I felt overwhelmed after having done some writing for a few days straight. I mostly fight off the urge to procrastinate if I know the plot bunnies in my head won't leave me alone until I write them out. That's how I get a lot of my stories done. XD

[jagnikjen]

Fantastic that you finished the rough draft.

Definitely take a few days away from the story-a good week if that's possible. Then when you go back to it, you have a bit of distance to catch.

[littlebutfierce]

Wooohooooooo on getting the rough draft done! Sure, there might be loads of editing to do, but you now have something to edit.

I think research doesn't count as procrastination. Canon checking is important. :)

[mystiri_1]

Yay for finishing a fic!

And fact checking is still working on fic, so that's not so bad as procrastination goes.