WIP CHALLENGE CHECK IN - DAY 4

[peachpai]

Happy Monday! How's writing?

-Wrote something, woo!
-Planning, outlining, note taking, research, etc.
-Editing
-Sent something to my beta
-It's done! I posted!
-Thought about writing
-Taking a day off
-Something else (discuss in comments)


Monday Discussion: What inspires you when you want to write but the ideas aren't flowing?

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[frogfarm]

Working on two bodyswap stories (can you tell it's my favorite trope?). One's been sitting around over fifteen years, was half-done and is now nearly done. The other is just over a week old, and is for a fandom with so much less angst that it's difficult to come up with the sort of secretiveness and conflict that usually drives a bodyswap.

Things I do to jumpstart the creative juices:

- Re-read my favorite stories by other people
- Re-read my favorite stories by me
- Exercise

[lady_katana4544]

Today has a bit of options 1, 2, 5, and 8; with 8 being doing some adulting like calling my doctor's office (twice) then focusing on attempting to do some job hunting things alongside writing.

When the ideas aren't flowing for me, I either go exercise or read someone else's posted works or published books to see if I get any new ideas from the ideas that they used for their stuff.

[samuraiter]

I had a plan for writing today, but ... too tired. Will have to try again tomorrow. *yawns*

If I get stuck, I tend to go back into canon and re-read important bits (e.g. on a wiki).

[enemytosleep]

Today has not gone well. No writing at all amd not sure I’ll get anything typed before bed either because I’m fried.

[enemytosleep]

I stayed up far too late, but I did add 300+ to one WIP, so I guess I will be happy with that progress for today. It's better than zero.

[linaewen]

I couldn't stick to my normal schedule due to traveling, so I opted for a break. I will try to get back on track tomorrow.

When I need some inspiration, I reread what I've already written, reread my notes, do more research, put on some music. Usually by the time I get to the music, I'm good to go.