Write Every Day: Day #7
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auroracloudWoo hoo, I'm caught up with the Write Every Day comments! I think, at least - hope I didn't miss anyone! And forgive me if I said anything dreadfully stupid or silly, I'm a bit sleep deprived!
I've had a lot of work at the computer this week (and then some more procrastination at the computer), and I didn't get my usual amount of exercise last week, and my back is really beginning to feel it. So did my eyes at one point today. So I took a few hours mostly off the computer, and that felt good.
Instead of typing at my computer, I took my notebook and a pen. First I did some free-writing and a bit of poetry there. Then I wrote the beginning of something which may or may not turn into a story later, depending on if I come up with the actual story after the opening. But even if it doesn't become anything more, I really enjoyed it, because I was trying something completely different from what I usually do, and in a different style and voice than most of my projects.
It's been awfully hot here for the last two days, but at least in the evening it had cooled down enough that walking outside was tolerable, so I took a nice long walk as well. Now I think I still ought to do something to soften those muscle knots in my upper back. I may need to get a massage some time soon, though I can't really afford it. Maybe I should just see what I can do with massage balls myself. And then make sure I don't miss regular exercise, especially if I'm working at the computer a lot.
Anyway, writing in the notebook felt really freeing, and I should probably do more of it in the next few days. It's often one of my go-to choices when I feel I need a break or a change from what I'm writing, or am not sure what to write. Often it's just free writing, sometimes it's poetry, sometimes it's descriptions and writing exercises, sometimes it's lists or story ideas, and sometimes it ends up being story snippets, beginnings of new pieces, etc. Do you have any particular forms of writing you do when you need a break?
Now in the evening I finally finished editing that fluff bingo ficlet that had been hanging there in my drafts for a few days, and posted it. Will try to remember to share it in the journal soon.
Tally
Day 1:alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, luzclarita, shopfront, silveradept, sylvanwitch, used_songs, ysilme
Day 2:alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, sierranovembr, silveradept, sylvanwitch, ysilme
Day 3:alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, shopfront, silveradept, sylvanwitch, talkingtothesky, used_songs, ysilme
Day 4:alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, shopfront, sylvanwitch, tinx_r, ysilme
Day 5:alexseanchai, alexcat, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, sierranovembr, silveradept, st_aurafina, sylvanwitch, yantantether, ysilme
Day 6:alexseanchai, auroracloud, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, silveradept, sylvanwitch, talkingtothesky, yantantether, ysilme
Day 7:china_shop
Let me know if I missed you, or if you wrote but didn't check in yet. You can join in or drop out any time!
I've had a lot of work at the computer this week (and then some more procrastination at the computer), and I didn't get my usual amount of exercise last week, and my back is really beginning to feel it. So did my eyes at one point today. So I took a few hours mostly off the computer, and that felt good.
Instead of typing at my computer, I took my notebook and a pen. First I did some free-writing and a bit of poetry there. Then I wrote the beginning of something which may or may not turn into a story later, depending on if I come up with the actual story after the opening. But even if it doesn't become anything more, I really enjoyed it, because I was trying something completely different from what I usually do, and in a different style and voice than most of my projects.
It's been awfully hot here for the last two days, but at least in the evening it had cooled down enough that walking outside was tolerable, so I took a nice long walk as well. Now I think I still ought to do something to soften those muscle knots in my upper back. I may need to get a massage some time soon, though I can't really afford it. Maybe I should just see what I can do with massage balls myself. And then make sure I don't miss regular exercise, especially if I'm working at the computer a lot.
Anyway, writing in the notebook felt really freeing, and I should probably do more of it in the next few days. It's often one of my go-to choices when I feel I need a break or a change from what I'm writing, or am not sure what to write. Often it's just free writing, sometimes it's poetry, sometimes it's descriptions and writing exercises, sometimes it's lists or story ideas, and sometimes it ends up being story snippets, beginnings of new pieces, etc. Do you have any particular forms of writing you do when you need a break?
Now in the evening I finally finished editing that fluff bingo ficlet that had been hanging there in my drafts for a few days, and posted it. Will try to remember to share it in the journal soon.
Tally
Day 1:
alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, luzclarita, shopfront, silveradept, sylvanwitch, used_songs, ysilmeDay 2:
alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, sierranovembr, silveradept, sylvanwitch, ysilmeDay 3:
alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, shopfront, silveradept, sylvanwitch, talkingtothesky, used_songs, ysilmeDay 4:
alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, shopfront, sylvanwitch, tinx_r, ysilmeDay 5:
alexseanchai, alexcat, auroracloud, carenejeans, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, sierranovembr, silveradept, st_aurafina, sylvanwitch, yantantether, ysilmeDay 6:
alexseanchai, auroracloud, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, silveradept, sylvanwitch, talkingtothesky, yantantether, ysilmeDay 7:
china_shopLet me know if I missed you, or if you wrote but didn't check in yet. You can join in or drop out any time!
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Date: 2019-06-08 06:23 am (UTC)But today I wrote over a thousand words on one of the essays -- about food! Next thing I'll do is cut it back to about 800. Heh. Or more likely, add more words and split it in two. Or three.
I'm glad writing by hand works for you so well. I do it sometimes, but mostly for lists or "clustering" (which I've talked about before -- a sort of free-writing using free-form diagrams). Maybe I should try it more often -- my eyes could use a break from the computer screen!
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Date: 2019-06-08 08:56 pm (UTC)Yay for essay about food! It's a good topic. :-) Good luck cutting it down, splitting it up or whatever you end up doing.
I definitely do recommend giving handwriting a try - if it doesn't work, you can just stop, after all. It is a nice way of giving your eyes a break from the computer - and your wrists, too, I know mine ache a lot from typing. (Writing by hand can also hurt if you do a lot of it, but at least it hurts different parts!)