100 words a day - for slow writers, or those with writers' block

[merry]

I was talking with Van in AO3 comments about time and motivations and so on, and I realise that because i have less time and less inclination for writing at present (that better change soon! ) I've come up with a way to be writing, while not actually anywhere near to publishing at present, and that is simply that every day I try and write at least a couple of paragraphs, even if it feels like a grind and as if I'm not writing anything 'good'.

It doesn't take much time to slap down enough words to keep a story feeling 'alive', and the next day I read yesterday's bit back, edit/polish it a little bit and mostly it turns out to be not as poor/dull as I thought it was.

This takes little time - about 15 minutes out of the day - and yet it's keeping me optimistic and as if I'm still in the game.

I thought it might spur you too Van - or anyone in this position. Just write, somehow, something, anything, EVERY DAY, even if just '100 words.'

(This is not a new, or original idea, but it's one I find has really helped.)

[Philipaholt]

I was talking with Van in AO3 comments about time and motivations and so on, and I realise that because i have less time and less inclination for writing at present (that better change soon! ) I've come up with a way to be writing, while not actually anywhere near to publishing at present, and that is simply that every day I try and write at least a couple of paragraphs, even if it feels like a grind and as if I'm not writing anything 'good'.

It doesn't take much time to slap down enough words to keep a story feeling 'alive', and the next day I read yesterday's bit back, edit/polish it a little bit and mostly it turns out to be not as poor/dull as I thought it was.

This takes little time - about 15 minutes out of the day - and yet it's keeping me optimistic and as if I'm still in the game.

I thought it might spur you too Van - or anyone in this position. Just write, somehow, something, anything, EVERY DAY, even if just '100 words.'

(This is not a new, or original idea, but it's one I find has really helped.)

What a marvelous idea Merry. You're such a clever lady. I understand when the inclination to write fades...but it comes back. Keep on! Hugs

[Vandraren]

I was talking with Van in AO3 comments about time and motivations and so on, and I realise that because i have less time and less inclination for writing at present (that better change soon! ) I've come up with a way to be writing, while not actually anywhere near to publishing at present, and that is simply that every day I try and write at least a couple of paragraphs, even if it feels like a grind and as if I'm not writing anything 'good'.

It doesn't take much time to slap down enough words to keep a story feeling 'alive', and the next day I read yesterday's bit back, edit/polish it a little bit and mostly it turns out to be not as poor/dull as I thought it was.

This takes little time - about 15 minutes out of the day - and yet it's keeping me optimistic and as if I'm still in the game.

I thought it might spur you too Van - or anyone in this position. Just write, somehow, something, anything, EVERY DAY, even if just '100 words.'

(This is not a new, or original idea, but it's one I find has really helped.)

That is a great idea, Merry! I will try it I have some big reports to write for work this week though, so my 100 words might have to go to those for the time being Another way to do this is to decide to write for only 15 minutes. But I kinda like your suggestion with the word count better

[merry]

15 minutes is fine too whatever works. Just so we can think to ourselves, 'I'm a writer - I'm writing at present.' And you mark my words, something good will come of it

I did mine yesterday but somehow haven't yet today but I will, I will.

[merry]

I understand when the inclination to write fades...but it comes back. Keep on! Hugs

Thank you, my Pipkin!

[mimosa]

Hey, merry,

Coming upon this post again. I was thinking that with your circumstantial decrease in personal time to write if your advice to us last year would be helpful to you. I guess there would have to be "the writing zone" as well, because I am imagining that it can be hard to write 100 words if you're not "in the zone".

I know that I would like to write something for the correspondence collection, and I am not getting the vibe. I have the idea (which for me are hard to get in the first place) and then write it because I feel that I have to do a lot of reading of the book to get the feeling/tone of what I'm wanting to write. Also, am I following the book or the movie. It's my third fic, so to speak, and I'm as clueless as I was when I went in the first time, Which is also why I think my first one is rather silly; that one should have been a multi-chapter, and follow the character of the characters better. I like my second one better, because it was more in tune with the book/series.

Maybe I should try the 100 words for it anyway.

ME

[Philipaholt]

Hey, merry,

Coming upon this post again. I was thinking that with your circumstantial decrease in personal time to write if your advice to us last year would be helpful to you. I guess there would have to be "the writing zone" as well, because I am imagining that it can be hard to write 100 words if you're not "in the zone".

I know that I would like to write something for the correspondence collection, and I am not getting the vibe. I have the idea (which for me are hard to get in the first place) and then write it because I feel that I have to do a lot of reading of the book to get the feeling/tone of what I'm wanting to write. Also, am I following the book or the movie. It's my third fic, so to speak, and I'm as clueless as I was when I went in the first time, Which is also why I think my first one is rather silly; that one should have been a multi-chapter, and follow the character of the characters better. I like my second one better, because it was more in tune with the book/series.

Maybe I should try the 100 words for it anyway.

ME

This is a great idea, Mim. No one can control circumstances. But we can try small steps, can't we?