tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post3375414573702245724..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Writing inspiration, sort ofundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-49937930204591839902017-09-18T10:30:31.334-07:002017-09-18T10:30:31.334-07:00Thanks, undine. We'll see if what I write is a...Thanks, undine. We'll see if what I write is any good... xykademiqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306861394466282929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-83281386277027834142017-09-10T11:12:22.527-07:002017-09-10T11:12:22.527-07:00Undine, I do write fiction, but we'll see if i...Undine, I do write fiction, but we'll see if it's any good. I will drop you a line if I get anything accepted for publication (I'm trying to keep that pen name separate from academic blogging or IRL identity). It's a tough business figuring out the relevant markets, further exacerbated by my extreme impatience!xykademiqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306861394466282929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-41821021111292722332017-09-09T14:24:03.223-07:002017-09-09T14:24:03.223-07:00I write a daily minimum and generally for a set nu...I write a daily minimum and generally for a set number of hours but this is not set in stone. I tend to draft at a pretty fast clip. Revising is painful. I'm at the point that I need to track all this stuff better. I don't tend to count reading toward writing, and I don't use reading to procrastinate. Like xyz, I'm more prone to write what isn't immediately pressing...<br /><br />gwinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840990153103781272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-44215872710877012972017-09-09T10:19:05.573-07:002017-09-09T10:19:05.573-07:00xyk--That's not procrastination; that's aw...xyk--That's not procrastination; that's awesome! I didn't realize you were a fiction writer as well. <br /><br />Flavia--the word count is getting to me because of the endless revising. I like your system of time instead of trying to guarantee words. undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-67463164319835246512017-09-03T22:02:39.696-07:002017-09-03T22:02:39.696-07:001. yes, I count all those things. I'm not one ...1. yes, I count all those things. I'm not one of those people who procrastinates by doing endless research, so I feel the research (schlepping to library, photocopying) do count. Also, some days that's all the work I can do.<br /><br />2. No. I don't care. That'll get done. I track my research time because it makes me prioritize that time and ensure it gets done.<br /><br />4. Neither one, though I have a *weekly* time goal (10hrs or more), and when I'm drafting I do often set a daily goal of 1,000 words. I'm a slow writer and an endless--endless!--reviser, so it would just be too depressing to have a regular word count expectation. I do set individual daily hourly goals, depending on circumstances: 90 min, 3 hrs, or whatever, and I agree with myself that I won't break for anything other than bathroom or a brief snack for x amount of time, so it's good, focused work. But some days are better than others, and though I can block out time I can't guarantee words. <br /><br />Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-35358751275730614592017-09-02T15:53:21.831-07:002017-09-02T15:53:21.831-07:00
I have two proposals to write in September and Oc...<br />I have two proposals to write in September and October, and at least one and ideally three papers to polish to submission in the next month. <br /><br />As a result, I have written and submitted for publication four flash-fiction stories. <br /><br />Ah, procrastination. <br /><br /><br />xykademiqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306861394466282929noreply@blogger.com