WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 5 -- Wednesday

[linaewen]

Hello on Wednesday!  What kind of a writing day has it been so far today -- or if today hasn't gotten going yet, how did you fare yesterday?

       - I thought about my fic once or twice
       - I wrote
       - I did some planning and/or research
       - I edited
       - I've sent my fic off to my beta
       - I posted today!
       - I'm taking a break
       - I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Wednesday Discussion:  In talking about tracking yesterday, a few comm members shared that they use a spreadsheet to track.  Do you use a spreadsheet or other form of tracking to record your word count/daily writing habit?  Is it helpful in keeping you on track?

Comments

[linaewen]

I spent more time reviewing what has already been written for the WIP I want to work on this month. I'm excited about moving forward with it!

I use a spreadsheet from getyourwordsout to track my daily writing habit; the results get reported each month to the community progress spreadsheet. I also have a spreadsheet I use to track word count for a specific WIP that I'm trying to finish -- I haven't recorded anything for it recently because I haven't been writing that WIP. That will hopefully change, starting this month. I find these spreadsheets helpful because they show me when I am doing well, and also show me when I am getting lax and need to step up my writing to stay on track.

[derien]

I'll have to look into this. I might actually be able to start fitting writing into my daily routine, soon. I am truly 'the helpless' for the past few years, but have rearranged my schedule lately and hope that time might soon be carved out.

[eldabe]

I posted today! My first fic in a new fandom, and honestly my first fic posted in years, even though I never stopped writing and tinkering. I'm hoping to push myself into better habits by being a more active fandom participant. ♥

[doranwen]

I'll just keep responding to these posts till I *do* have a chance to write again - I'm still catching up on worksheets (created a ton of them today).

I don't, partly because I don't write every day (even though it would be nice to be able to write every day) - and partly because I don't really care about tracking it like that. I have too many other things going in life, so writing goes to the backburner a lot. Part of why I joined this community was so the posts would keep it fresh in my mind (unfortunately, that doesn't mean I necessarily have the *time* to write, but at least I won't forget about it as a something to do when I can).