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Whoops! Kept meaning to do a post.

So, I finished the project I was working on a week ago -- that was filling in all the gaps, tons of re-reading, and even more tons of editing. Until I got to the point where I knew I had to say it was done or I would just keep getting more and more frustrated.

I didn't hit 60,000 words like I wanted to, but I knew it felt "done." If I feel like it's worth revisiting, then I will. I finally got brave enough to ask a friend to read it, but she can't get to it until the end of the month anyway. So, that's fine. (And she's the only one I know who would really this genre.)

Anyway, because I hyperfocused for days at a time on that, I had to get back to stuff I had put off. So read a few books, did tons of new puzzles, and, unfortunately, went ten toes deep on work stuff -- even spending a lot of time at home on it.

But, I do know I need to get back to something creative. I'm thinking some sublimation projects I need to actually do and/or paper crafts, even if it's just some origami revisiting. I do have some other writing ideas that I can always do, but not sure they'd go anywhere.

So I will break the spinner back out in the near future. For now, just feel free to share progress on any recent projects!

@mashmaiden @chicgeekgirl89 and anyone else!

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So I have been doing a lot of editing, and rewriting, and filling in some gaps. I'm down to my last gap to fill, I think, and the rest is more editing.

So, again, today no spinner. But you can see if you can make it to 29 minutes for a project since that's the day today. Or even 39 minutes, since that's also a notable number for me today...

Happy creating! Or editing! Or planning! Or inspo-seeking!

[thelolzblog]

I have been doing some serious editing and reworking -- or just noting what needs to be reworked. I got over an hour in last night rewriting things in a couple chapters. At times I have to remind myself that the word count not really changing is going to happen with rewrites and edits. So, focus on time spent.

Didn't do the spinner this go-round, so think of it as more of a wildcard today. Spend whatever time you can on anything and see how high you go.

[luna-azzurra]

A writer's relationship with their own work goes: this is genius, this is garbage, this is genius, this is garbage, i should never have been born, okay actually this line is good

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[thelolzblog]

It's the weekend! We did it! We made it!

And while we all have chores and things to take care of, maybe try to squeeze in some time to create. I'm mostly editing right now, but it's progress.

So if you find 40 minutes to focus on your current project, take it! And Feel free to share how things are going!

Tagging @mashmaiden and @chicgeekgirl89 and anyone else who wants to participate!

About to eat some lunch then see what I can get done!

[bookwyrminspiration]

i understand words and phrases. my dialogue is natural and in character. i know where the plot is going. my word count is reasonable. i am not scared of my document

[thelolzblog]

Having a lazy Saturday? No judgment! I have been catching up last night and this morning on all the shows I wasn't able to watch this week, and now I'm finally watching Zootopia 2 because it's streaming. Yes, I am a woman of a certain age, but I'm not yet Of a Certain Age(TM), so it's okay.

The spinner says you only need to do 15 minutes of work today, though.

Tagging @chicgeekgirl89 & @mashmaiden, who have been killing it on their projects!

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I mostly finished the first draft of what I was working on -- some things I left to flesh out later, but I made it to what I had planned was the last chapter. I plan on spending time editing, but somehow my frequently verbose bum keeps coming in low on word count. So might be trying to increase that, too.

The spinner says to get at least 20 minutes in when you get a chance -- remember it can even just be looking for inspo somewhere!

Tagging @mashmaiden and @chicgeekgirl89 because I keep forgetting to. (And will happily add more people.)

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So, I was getting into a groove, and I really thought I'd be on the fast track to getting a lot more written. But...things happen. Possibly oversharing: After years of waiting and things falling through for one reason or another, my dad got the official call for a liver transplant. The hospital is, unfortunately, a ways away, so travel time plus hospital time is...a lot. While there are some issues they're trying to get under control post-surgery, the organ transplant is not one of them -- it looks successful.

I caught up on work-work and housework yesterday, and ended up staying home today. I don't do well with long days in the car -- even if I'm not the one driving. (I know, I know, it's weird.)

But I'm going to give myself a little special me-time and try to get some writing in for at least how much time the spinner dictates. I took a pic with my iPad thinking it would easier, but eh. Lower quality. Still, you can tell what it says:

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Yesterday, I finished typing up summaries/notes/dialogue snippets for each moment/action in my current project. (Things that will translate into anything between a paragraph and a page.)

I was a little disappointed that I didn't get more direct writing done, but I figured I'd go through and flesh out and translate those notes and see what I could get done for the night.

And, guess what? I ended up with what's probably my most productive session so far. I got 3,100+ words in a few hours. Did I stay up late? Listen. Yes. But sometimes you have to...

So, just another reminder: you can usually get more done than you think. Just get in there and try.

[thelolzblog]

So, yesterday I actually used some PTO to use some up (since I'm always going over and getting fussed at), and I had felt like I was on such a groove I would spend the whole free day writing. I, of course, did not. Could not focus. (It's like it takes me 1.5 days to transition out of work mode or simple recovery from work mode. But I have not had the luxury of multiple days off in a row in a while...)

Though! I did technically do planning and a little prep. At some point after different chores (and distractions), I did brainstorm some things and worked out some stuff I was either stuck on or realized need some fixes/tweaks plotwise. So I'm counting that. #SmallSteps

I took something to sleep last night, knowing it would make me groggy today and possibly risk loosing another full day of writing. And, yes, it did. But still going to try for at least what the spinner is telling me:

It looks like my cast spun, but 'twas I. Now, that is actually after I had put the spinner back to 20 when my cat chewed on it and moved it to 25 then played with it more and put it between 40/15. So you can also choose those, if you want.

[thelolzblog]

Middle of the week, so throwing this out there if you need/want it:

I've been having some trouble being overly sleepy in the evenings, but I'm not trying. Last night, I didn't think I'd hit my goal, but I did. I realized that if I wrote a certain amount, it would put me at 10,000 words in the span of 7 days. So I worked a while to hit it, and then ended up going a 200 past it.

All my shows are coming back, so evening time will get trickier. But if I do any liveblogging for anything...that's writing...right?

How is everyone else doing this week?

[thelolzblog]

I have actually been fortunate enough to have had a productive weekend. Did some re-reading and notes, but also managed to write 2,800 words yesterday and 2,000 today (hopefully will get a bit more in after all the evening stuff is taken care of).

If you've had a busy weekend, though, and need to see what you can get squeezed in amidst the Sunday Scaries, the spinner says you only need to aim for 15 minutes. Just 15 minutes of something -- picking, planning, prep, or project. Anything more than 15 is plus!

Feel free to share your successes!

Tagging @chicgeekgirl89 and @mashmaiden so that it's official.

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I did this earlier, but that's because I was off today -- and I know most people aren't around until later. So, for @chicgeekgirl89 and anyone else: the wheel said 40 minutes. I had to include my cat because she kept getting in the way of the picture, but I promise she did not tamper with the results. She was, though, trying to push the spinner more towards 35 minutes -- probably to get more lap time. But 40 was the actual spin.

Because I've already done it, I'll report results here. Feel free to share any progress you make in the comments!

I ended up writing for probably closer to 1 hr and 15 minutes. I got a little over 1,000 words in.

[thelolzblog]

@chicgeekgirl89 and anyone else:

New creative project sprint for 30 minutes. Feel free to share what you did!

[thelolzblog]

Update: Wrote for about 1 hour, 45 minutes and even went back and re-read a different section to try to recalibrate the voice -- and didn't hate it! Got about 1,200 new words written, so better than last sprint!

[thelolzblog]

@chicgeekgirl89 and anyone else:

New creative project sprint for 30 minutes. Feel free to share what you did!