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mistressofmuses) wrote2022-01-25 08:16 pm
mistressofmuses) wrote2022-01-25 08:16 pm
Mostly writing, but also some other bits:
Dentist appointment today, always the most fun. Everything was good, which is a relief. I had to have a lot of dental work - fillings, primarily - done back in 2020, so it's a tremendous relief that everything is better now.
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Yesterday I FINISHED (the rough draft of) CHAPTER 5 OF MY WIP. Fina-fucking-ly.
My "deadline" for it had been January 31, so I'm technically slightly ahead of schedule, but I'd been trying to get it done sooner!
My next "deadline" is to finish Chapter 6 by February 28.
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But now I'm possibly reconsidering that nicely planned out schedule.
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crackthewip has started up for this year. (A community focused specifically on finishing a work in progress.) Posting dates this year are April 1-7.
That nicely syncs up with when I'd planned to post the first new chapter of this WIP, on April 5! The hope was to have the second draft completed by the end of March, and then to post every couple of weeks through April and May.
But in order to officially post as part of Crack the WIP, the work has to be COMPLETE and posted during the posting week. :/
If I keep on track with my intended schedule, everything would be completed by then... but I'd have to dump all four remaining chapters by April 7.
Two maybe possibilities that I'm leaning toward:
- Just stick to my intended schedule and "join" unofficially. I can still follow along and get my fic *finished* with the comm, and just not post it at the end.
OR
- Post second draft chapters the week after I complete them. If I complete a second draft each week in March, this would have me posting on or near March 15/22/29 and April 5, which lets me post the final chapter during posting week.
On the plus side, I get to post something sooner than April, which would be nice, since everything has been on hiatus since October.
The downside is that posting so quickly means that I don't have a cushion to cover for me while I finish WIP#2, so there'll be another gap of a couple months before I hope to have that one finished in June. I wanted to have a fairly steady update schedule so that there would only be a few weeks without something to post.
Weighing my options between the two. I still have some time to decide.
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The other maybe complication is NaMoPaiMo. (National Model (horse) Painting Month: paint one three-dimensional equine model during the month of February). Last year, especially toward the end of the month, that took up a LOT of my free time, and I struggled with getting any writing done. I'm afraid of the same thing happening this year - I only have so much time after work. Again, we'll see. I do have all month for both the model and the chapter, though if I can finish either in less time, that would be even better.
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Yesterday I FINISHED (the rough draft of) CHAPTER 5 OF MY WIP. Fina-fucking-ly.
My "deadline" for it had been January 31, so I'm technically slightly ahead of schedule, but I'd been trying to get it done sooner!
My next "deadline" is to finish Chapter 6 by February 28.
...
But now I'm possibly reconsidering that nicely planned out schedule.
crackthewip has started up for this year. (A community focused specifically on finishing a work in progress.) Posting dates this year are April 1-7.That nicely syncs up with when I'd planned to post the first new chapter of this WIP, on April 5! The hope was to have the second draft completed by the end of March, and then to post every couple of weeks through April and May.
But in order to officially post as part of Crack the WIP, the work has to be COMPLETE and posted during the posting week. :/
If I keep on track with my intended schedule, everything would be completed by then... but I'd have to dump all four remaining chapters by April 7.
Two maybe possibilities that I'm leaning toward:
- Just stick to my intended schedule and "join" unofficially. I can still follow along and get my fic *finished* with the comm, and just not post it at the end.
OR
- Post second draft chapters the week after I complete them. If I complete a second draft each week in March, this would have me posting on or near March 15/22/29 and April 5, which lets me post the final chapter during posting week.
On the plus side, I get to post something sooner than April, which would be nice, since everything has been on hiatus since October.
The downside is that posting so quickly means that I don't have a cushion to cover for me while I finish WIP#2, so there'll be another gap of a couple months before I hope to have that one finished in June. I wanted to have a fairly steady update schedule so that there would only be a few weeks without something to post.
Weighing my options between the two. I still have some time to decide.
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The other maybe complication is NaMoPaiMo. (National Model (horse) Painting Month: paint one three-dimensional equine model during the month of February). Last year, especially toward the end of the month, that took up a LOT of my free time, and I struggled with getting any writing done. I'm afraid of the same thing happening this year - I only have so much time after work. Again, we'll see. I do have all month for both the model and the chapter, though if I can finish either in less time, that would be even better.
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I was considering trying Crack The Wip, but the only wip I have that would work I am hoping to have done well before April. I might still, just to try all the things.
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You should join! I do find reminders and deadlines (even fairly low-pressure ones) to be a bit of extra motivation, and having other people commiserating can help too, ha. So even if you do get it done earlier, it could at least be support for while you are working on it!
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DW was so dead for a while that joining writing stuff was silly, but now I am trying to see how things are now.
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Yeah, I joined a lot of groups that are writing related. I definitely feel like DW is a way better platform for writing groups (I cannot do writeblr). I probably don't participate to the full extent that I could, not often sharing snippets or anything, but I do appreciate seeing other people working on stuff! Some of the groups tend to be the same small group of regulars, but I don't mind that so much. DW still isn't wildly popular, even if I wish it had a bit more activity, but I like some of the communities.
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Congrats! *^^*
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