August WIP challenge - day 2 check-in!

[littlebutfierce]

Day 2! How's your month starting off?

Poll #7656 Day 2 check-in!

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12

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What fic-related things have you done today?

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Wrote
10 (83.3%)

Edited
2 (16.7%)

Sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

Researched
3 (25.0%)

Posted
1 (8.3%)

Refreshed canon
2 (16.7%)

Something else (tell us what in comments!)
1 (8.3%)

Procrastinated
3 (25.0%)

How many words have you written today?

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0-249
2 (18.2%)

250-499
3 (27.3%)

500-749
2 (18.2%)

750-999
3 (27.3%)

1000 or more
1 (9.1%)

Please describe how you're feeling about your fic today, in 5 words or less!

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& for a discussion question: What's the best writing advice you ever received? How often do you actually follow it? Does it help?

Comments

[katzenjamming]

I didn't get so much done... ^^;; Reaching the obligatory 750 words felt like pulling teeth. Part of that was because of IRL obligations, part of that was because I spent a fair part of the day procrastinating.

Given, some of that procrastination was picking out songs for a story playlist -- which is actually relevant to my story's plot! I have to describe dance routines, so I guess it wasn't a total waste?

My number one choice for best writing advice would've boiled down to the same "JUST DO IT!" theme that's been running here, so I'll just throw out the second-best advice: experience things, as much as you can. Inspiration strikes you in all kinds of places. Along with this, read as much as you can, and outside your genre(s)! I don't have the natural gift of the gab, but observing how others relate stories and experiences gets my gears turning.

[littlebutfierce]

Congrats on doing 750 Words even though you didn't feel like it! I hate those kinds of days, but I've been trudging through them. I think it does help, for me, to have the consistency of writing something every day, but yeah... the days when the words don't fly are not fun.

ZOMG your story sounds fun! Describing dance routines! What fandoms? (IIRC you said they were Japanese live-action ones, right? I'm not watching any at the mo... the dance routine bit just makes me think of this season's new anime Uta no Prince-Sama Maji Love 1000%, which is ridiculously goofy fun stuff about a high school for idols. :D )

experience things, as much as you can. Inspiration strikes you in all kinds of places.

This is so true!!

[katzenjamming]

Thanks, and I totally relate to that! Most days I can fudge something, but I think getting through those days when the words don't flow is what really sets this habits in stone.

This one I'm talking about is Tumbling, this kind of ridiculously ridiculous drama from last year where a bunch of delinquents join a gymnastics team. Yes, it's as silly as it sounds. I really didn't know much about gymnastics or dance before I started, so trying to come up with routines has been challenging, but fun!

I'm been out of current anime, so I had to look that title up, but it totally looks lulzy -- I might have to check it out! XD

[littlebutfierce]

... wow, that show sounds AMAZING. I must check it out. Thanks for that!