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jon_chaisson) wrote2012-06-09 09:32 am
jon_chaisson) wrote2012-06-09 09:32 am
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Look Ma, I'm Writing! (Again) (Sort of)
No new project as of yet, and nothing of note, but I'm writing on a daily basis again. I've returned to 750 Words and I've been making myself hit a daily goal again, just to get back into practice. Most of it has been rambling and inconsequential, but it's something, at least. The main reason for doing it is to get myself back into the habit. I have the time to do it throughout the day, so I've been entering a little bit here and there.
I started doing this on a whim this past Monday and have been hitting goal every day since then, so I'm quite happy about that. I think the trick is that I'm not trying to get these words down in a finite amount of time--that is, during a specific writing session--which is helping them come more freely. I have the entries in locked status so they're not readable to the public, mainly because a lot of what I'm tying is semi-personal and not really something I want to share at this point. I'm considering this, though, as a sort of 'Roughdraftland' for possible future things to work on.
Another reason to do this is that I've never been one to be able to write stream-of-conscious style, unless I was playing with words in the style of John Lennon (which I've done many times and let me tell you it's a HELL of a lot of fun!). Playing on this site is curing me of that, however, because I'm laying a few ground rules:
1) No revising. Translation: No sweating and slaving over the correct words to use.
2) Slight editing is okay if I'm repeating myself or see a better direction in which to go.
3) No holding back. Feel free to get as personal or as extreme as possible.
4) 750 is just the finish line. Going over it is totally fine if you're on a roll.
5) Alternately, it's okay if you're short. Consider the goal-reaching filler as a fun extra credit.
These ground rules are put there basically because those are the biggest obstacles I have with my writing in general. I'm using this site as a way to break free of them. I'd like to think that it's worked pretty well so far.
I started doing this on a whim this past Monday and have been hitting goal every day since then, so I'm quite happy about that. I think the trick is that I'm not trying to get these words down in a finite amount of time--that is, during a specific writing session--which is helping them come more freely. I have the entries in locked status so they're not readable to the public, mainly because a lot of what I'm tying is semi-personal and not really something I want to share at this point. I'm considering this, though, as a sort of 'Roughdraftland' for possible future things to work on.
Another reason to do this is that I've never been one to be able to write stream-of-conscious style, unless I was playing with words in the style of John Lennon (which I've done many times and let me tell you it's a HELL of a lot of fun!). Playing on this site is curing me of that, however, because I'm laying a few ground rules:
1) No revising. Translation: No sweating and slaving over the correct words to use.
2) Slight editing is okay if I'm repeating myself or see a better direction in which to go.
3) No holding back. Feel free to get as personal or as extreme as possible.
4) 750 is just the finish line. Going over it is totally fine if you're on a roll.
5) Alternately, it's okay if you're short. Consider the goal-reaching filler as a fun extra credit.
These ground rules are put there basically because those are the biggest obstacles I have with my writing in general. I'm using this site as a way to break free of them. I'd like to think that it's worked pretty well so far.
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