WIP Challenge Check-in -- Day 17 (Sunday)

[linaewen]

Hello, linaewen here as your mid-July WIP Challenge check-in person!  It's the beginning of a new week of writing, and I'm wondering how it's going for you.  Has the weekend been good to you so far?

Are any of the following on your list of things to do today?  For those of you at the end of your day, did any of these actually happen?

    * Writing
    * Editing
    * Sending to beta
    * Posting
    * Procrastinating
    * Planning/Researching
    * Taking a break
    * Something else I will describe in comments

Describe your WIP in 4 words or less __________

For a bit of discussion/sharing, I thought I'd turn to the Fictional Prowess Panda for inspiration.

 

 

For discussion -- How easy is it for you to get side-tracked when you are determined to write?  What kinds of things to you find yourself doing instead of writing?

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

I wrote some words for my 750 Words today; it might actually be worth turning into something, which is nice! Though arrrrgh it's another fic w/actual plot. Whyyyyyyyy? I'm so bad at plot! Especially at actually finishing fics w/plot!

It's so easy for me to get distracted when I'm trying to write. I'll click over to another application (usually my web browser -- or two of them, cuz I tend to use both Firefox & Chrome at the same time for separate things) w/o even thinking about it. Hey, look, I have new e-mail! Or maybe my DW reading page has something new on it. Or, okay, a quick check of my RSS feed reader.

I do okay sometimes using LeechBlock on lockdown (so I can't access anything). I've also had good results using the Pomodoro Technique, but making myself start a pomodoro is the hardest part! (That site looks like an ad, & it is, but you can get the e-book about the technique for free if you click around that site)

Oh, & my main WIP right now in 4 words or less: BETA PROBABLY HATES IT. (Hahahaha, probably not, but I am still quaking.)

[linaewen]

Web browsers are amazingly distracting. One minute I'm hesitating while trying to think of a word to write, and the next thing I know, I'm clicking randomly (same here -- in both FF and Chrome), checking my email, etc. etc. *sigh*

That Pomodoro Technique looks simple and useful. I think I'll try it!