WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 17 -- Wednesday

[linaewen]

Hello on Wednesday -- sorry about missing yesterday, I just could not even get to a computer to post, let alone write, it was such a crazy day!

Anyway, what kind of a writing day has it been so far today for you -- 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 outlining
       - I did research and/or canon review
       - 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:  How do you deal with days that are just too busy to allow you time to do anything writing related?  Do you push through and do it anyway, or give yourself a break?

Comments

[linaewen]

As mentioned, I barely had computer time yesterday, so I ended up having an enforced break. Today maybe be better, at least I have some time this morning to compose my thoughts and maybe get a few sentences written! When I am too busy, I usually just give myself a break, since I'm not thinking clearly anyway and wouldn't be doing my best work if I pushed through!

[xmarksthespotwhereistand]

I managed to add a scene and brainstorm a little about connecting it to the larger concept! Yay!

[frogfarm]

I took a few days off and now suddenly everything's going into overdrive. No idea what the next few weeks/months will look like, or if I'll have any time to write at all. Here's hoping -- I always try to push through, even if it doesn't always work.

[mistressofmuses]

Yesterday I wrote! This is draft two, so a lot of it is just REwriting, but it is actual rewrites, not copy-pasting the first draft or just doing edits in the original document. So while I know that's part of why the counts have been high, I've managed to hit my 500 word/day goal Sunday through Tuesday, and hope to do so again tonight!

For days that are too busy... I have to make sure I actually *mean* that they're too busy, or if I'm using it as an excuse. (Because for me, sometimes it IS just an excuse, and it was one I gave into for way too long a few years ago.) I've done some things to try and make it easier on myself: I carry a notebook in my purse, so if I'm stuck waiting somewhere, I can maybe get a little bit of writing in. That was a big help for a bit over the summer.
If I've had a really rough day and just don't have the energy, but already have my computer (or notebook!) handy, I might just try to get down a few words. Even if it's only 100 words, or 50, or 25, it makes it feel less like I'm blowing it off, even if I didn't do much.
And lastly, if it's a day that I was just too damn busy, had too much happen, or just truly don't feel up to it, I let myself take a break. I just have to be careful that the breaks don't turn into their own pattern.