WIP challenge: day 20 check-in!

[littlebutfierce]

Almost to the weekend, & heading ever closer to the end of this month's challenge! How's it going today?

Poll #8348

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How are you feeling about your fic today?

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Fantastic!
0 (0.0%)

Awful
1 (33.3%)

Somewhere in between
2 (66.7%)

How many words did you write today?

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Zero
1 (33.3%)

1-499
1 (33.3%)

500-999
1 (33.3%)

more than 1000
0 (0.0%)

For discussion: Perhaps you've seen the writing advice about doing something different to snap out of a rut -- particularly recommended seems to be writing in a different place than usual, whether that means in a cafe, in a different room of your house, inside a closet instead of at your desk! Do you do anything like this? Does it work? If not, what do you do to free yourself when you're feeling stuck instead?

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[littlebutfierce]

Barely squeaking by the 750 word mark today w/more blather that will hopefully, in some form, end up as part of my Kaleidoscope fic.

I've tried writing in slightly different spaces, & sometimes that's enough to shake me up a tiny bit, but not as much as I feel like it should (given how often I've seen this kind of advice).

When I'm really stuck sometimes just putting aside the fic for a while -- it seems to help to name a specific length of time -- lets me recharge my batteries & lets my brain think about it in a different way.

[taelle]

I tried writing in cafes... it mostly works for me. Hell, maybe I should go to a cafe tomorrow - since I had to take a break because of work, not a word written. Have to get back into a habit *grimly*

[littlebutfierce]

Good luck! Were you able to get to a cafe?

The blog Zen Habits has a lot on how to start & keep habits -- this post, for example. Sometimes I find the blog helpful, buuuuut... I still have difficulty w/habits sometimes. Maybe it will be useful for you though?

[taelle]

Nah, was too unwell to go out. I did write yesterday, though - a page of the-story-I-am-not-writing, not particularly moving to anywhere, but still: writing is happening!

Thanks for the link! I once tried the HabitForge (not for writing) but did not quite like the setup.

[xpaperplanex]

I always tend to write really well when I end up in a library to research for my fic. I never considered that it might be the fact that it's a different place that helps. *ponders*

[littlebutfierce]

Maybe the different place but also something about being stuck into your research -- after all, if you go all the way to a library & commit to doing research, it must mean you're at a pretty excited place in your head for your fic anyway, right? :D

[bay_alexison]

765 words of my Big Bang today. I could have done more, but was mulling over this radio announcement and also the introduction of a character. Now I'm going to have to think about how I'll have that mentioned character meet up with the main characters of the story. Hm...

I too tend to leave my fics aside whenever I get stuck with them. I was then able to figure out how to approach those fics most of the time.

[littlebutfierce]

Yay for all those words! I hope you're able to figure out the next steps.

[elistaire]

I need...

...quiet or music or football.
...coffee or tea.
...not to be tired.
...somewhat dark out.
...a very comfy spot.

At least, I work best that way.

[littlebutfierce]

I need to not be tired, too... which doesn't seem to happen so much these days, sob.

I'm trying to expand the circumstances under which I can write, but I think I need to try harder!!