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writethisfanfic2011-05-07 09:33 pm
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WIP challenge - day 7 check-in!
It's my last day doing the check-ins for this month -- tomorrow I hand over to lola_mento. Thanks very much to everyone who's volunteered to do check-ins, hooray! If something comes up & you can't take your shift, please let me know ASAP & I'll find someone else (or step into the breach). Also feel free to experiment w/the format of the check-in! (I think, because I'm a paid member & an admin for the comm, I should be able to allow any members, whether they are paid members or not, to post polls -- perhaps one of the check-in folks could let me know? If it doesn't work I'll check w/Support.)
Anyway! On to today's poll.
For a discussion topic, I'd like to hear about how folks get, & stay, in the zone when writing. We all have periods when we're more distracted than others, but I feel like sometimes I can't sit down to write without switching over to another window to look at DW or check Twitter or see if an e-mail's come in. Every other minute. I should probably use an internet blocker, sigh. Has anyone been able to improve their concentration or minimize distractions? What did you do? Somehow I still manage to write things even while flicking between tabs, but I wish I could focus more. Do you struggle with this?
lola_mento. Thanks very much to everyone who's volunteered to do check-ins, hooray! If something comes up & you can't take your shift, please let me know ASAP & I'll find someone else (or step into the breach). Also feel free to experiment w/the format of the check-in! (I think, because I'm a paid member & an admin for the comm, I should be able to allow any members, whether they are paid members or not, to post polls -- perhaps one of the check-in folks could let me know? If it doesn't work I'll check w/Support.)Anyway! On to today's poll.
Poll #6909 Day 7 check-in!
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12
The fic! How is it going today?
Have you been able to do any of the fic-related stuff you set out to do this weekend yet?
And what fic-ly things did you end up doing, then?
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Write
7 (63.6%)
Edit
2 (18.2%)
Send to beta
0 (0.0%)
Research
2 (18.2%)
Procrastinate
4 (36.4%)
Something else I will describe in comments
3 (27.3%)
Your fic, in three words or less!
For a discussion topic, I'd like to hear about how folks get, & stay, in the zone when writing. We all have periods when we're more distracted than others, but I feel like sometimes I can't sit down to write without switching over to another window to look at DW or check Twitter or see if an e-mail's come in. Every other minute. I should probably use an internet blocker, sigh. Has anyone been able to improve their concentration or minimize distractions? What did you do? Somehow I still manage to write things even while flicking between tabs, but I wish I could focus more. Do you struggle with this?
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Oh, I hate that. I'm sorry you're having to go through it.
My recommendation would be, as you said, put your head down and get to it. Even if it's not the best thing since sliced bread, it'll give the beta something to look at. And you can't fix a blank page.
*fingers crossed* for some inspiration and motivation
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