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dragonjournal) wrote2012-01-03 03:48 pm
dragonjournal) wrote2012-01-03 03:48 pm
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Butt In Chair
I don't have a trouble sitting my butt down and sitting at my computer. I get up, get a drink, and sit my butt down in the morning.
Where do I trouble? I have trouble in actually working on the writing.
That's right. Even though I put together about 280k words last year, I have a huge problem with getting the words onto the screen when I'm sitting in the chair. First there's procrastination - games, checking websites, reading of various f-lists, and checking my RP tags. Then, there's running around and getting the kids ready to go to school (when they have it) which usually means that my attention is on everything but writing.
I try to turn on music in the morning to get my brain working into the 'writing' mindset. It doesn't always work. However, I do try.
Then, once the kids are gone, I can do anything I want! Hurray! Freedom! Except... that usually overwhelms me with choices and thoughts of what I should be doing. Which means that I sit and procrastinate until OMG it's noon! How did that happen?
Sometimes, I actually do get some writing done, though not a lot.
So, to motivate myself, I generally join challenges. NaNoWriMo is probably the most well known. This year (for the second year) I've joined![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
getyourwordsout on LJ. Here on DW I joined inkingitout. Both of them are year long challenges and I'm hoping that the competition will make me really get working.
So far this year? Nope not working. Which isn't a good thing. I have projects to finish and things to work on. I have got to get motivated.
This is me giving myself a peptalk and trying to get things straight in my own head. (Probably doesn't help that I'm exhausted.)
Once the kids go back to school, maybe it'll be better. I certainly have hope for it.
Today hasn't been a total wash. I did get something written. I'm not happy with it, but that's just in general, not necessarily because of the writing itself.
Ever notice how your writing ebbs and flows sometimes? I think I'm in a major ebb. Soon I'll get i flowing though. Flow writing flow!
Where do I trouble? I have trouble in actually working on the writing.
That's right. Even though I put together about 280k words last year, I have a huge problem with getting the words onto the screen when I'm sitting in the chair. First there's procrastination - games, checking websites, reading of various f-lists, and checking my RP tags. Then, there's running around and getting the kids ready to go to school (when they have it) which usually means that my attention is on everything but writing.
I try to turn on music in the morning to get my brain working into the 'writing' mindset. It doesn't always work. However, I do try.
Then, once the kids are gone, I can do anything I want! Hurray! Freedom! Except... that usually overwhelms me with choices and thoughts of what I should be doing. Which means that I sit and procrastinate until OMG it's noon! How did that happen?
Sometimes, I actually do get some writing done, though not a lot.
So, to motivate myself, I generally join challenges. NaNoWriMo is probably the most well known. This year (for the second year) I've joined
getyourwordsout on LJ. Here on DW I joined inkingitout. Both of them are year long challenges and I'm hoping that the competition will make me really get working. So far this year? Nope not working. Which isn't a good thing. I have projects to finish and things to work on. I have got to get motivated.
This is me giving myself a peptalk and trying to get things straight in my own head. (Probably doesn't help that I'm exhausted.)
Once the kids go back to school, maybe it'll be better. I certainly have hope for it.
Today hasn't been a total wash. I did get something written. I'm not happy with it, but that's just in general, not necessarily because of the writing itself.
Ever notice how your writing ebbs and flows sometimes? I think I'm in a major ebb. Soon I'll get i flowing though. Flow writing flow!