writeblr 75 hard challenge
Hi! I’m Ruchi, an aspiring SFF (with a side of romance) author with a severe case of “writes 8k words in one day and then disappears into the fog for a week.”
I’m usually a pretty productive writer, and I’m super proud of how much I’ve improved at the craft over the past year. A lot of sweat and blood and studying went into that.
BUT.
My writing process is complete chaos.
I’ll spend one day drafting nonstop, then the next four days I’ll work on random fanfic or start outlining an entirely new WIP.
So I’m productive, but not focused. I think the next things I need to learn as a writer are consistency, structure, and finishing things on purpose instead of accidentally.
and that’s why I’m making this post.
A lot of people probably remember the whole “75 hard” challenge trend from youtube. If you aren’t familiar, the gist of it is that people take on a set of daily challenges (usually fitness/self-development related) and publicly post their progress. Some people take it a step further and reset the 75 day counter back to one if they miss a day.
I’m stealing the concept and making it writer-flavored (definitely not the first person to do that, either).
So: I’m doing a writeblr 75 hard challenge and posting my progress here as accountability, and you’re all welcome to join in if you want with the tag #writeblr75hard.
I’ve come up with a set of rules for myself, and you’re free to follow them if you like. But life (and its demands) are different for everyone, so please be kind to yourself and come up with realistic goals that you know will work for you. The goal here is consistent growth, not making yourself overwhelmed and burning out.
RULES:
🐸 draft 1k-1.5k new words every day (I’ll give myself some leeway here, the key is consistency)
🐸 edit my WIP novel/study craft for 1 hour every day (this involves ACTIVE engagement, which will likely include editing)
🐸 read for 30 minutes every day
🐸 no gaming/youtube binges/scrolling before writing
🐸 post progress to tumblr daily
🐸 stick to one main project but allow myself to work on side projects IF I complete my main goal for the day.
I choose to not restart the counter if I miss a day, but I will restart the counter if I miss 3 consecutive days in a row. My main goal with this challenge is to finish editing my current novel that I intend to publish this summer, and finish drafting my fantasy novel WIP.
If I’m gonna do this as a solo thing, I hope posting my progress will keep me consistent and stop me from wandering off on fifteen different sidequests halfway through drafting.
But if anyone else wants to join in, I’d genuinely love to support each other and cheer people on. Either way I’ll be posting with the tag #writeblr75hard