Snowflake Challenge Day 11,12 and 13.
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turpsDay 11
In your own space, talk about your creative process(es) — anything from the initial inspiration to how you feel after something’s done. Do you struggle with motivation or is it a smooth process? Do you have any tricks up your sleeve to pull out when a fanwork isn’t cooperating? What is your level of planning to pantsing/winging it? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
I've talked about this before, but honestly, I haven't much to tell. While I love to hear about people who have muses I don't. I also don't do anything special when I write. I just sit down and do it. I don't tend to plan anything out, just get an idea and keep writing, from beginning to end, telling the story in my head until its done. The only times I have planned something out is when I'm writing for a challenge and have a time crunch, then I need to force myself to plan ahead so I know what needs to be done.
If a story stops cooperating I stop writing it. My Gdocs is a story graveyard. Except when it's for a challenge, in that case my friends tend to get emails where I talk about my frustrations and often that gets the words going again.
I always try to get things beta read because even after many many years of writing, Britishisms can still appear. I can also be a lazy writer in terms of endings, something my long-standing bandom beta is aware of and will pull me on. Thing is, most of the time I know more scenes are needed, but try to convince myself that they're not really, and hope my beta will agree -- she never does. Though I have got better since my h/c bandom challenge story where I stopped horrendously early and had a load of h and no c at all.
I also can't write with distractions around me. Background radio or tv sure, as long as it's turned down. But I could never write in a coffee shop or with anyone else around. I need the quiet to concentrate and to focus on the words in my head.
Day 12
In your own space, create your own challenge. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Yesterday I mentioned how a compliment made me feel good. So go compliment someone. Online or off. Leave a comment or kudos, tell someone you like what they're wearing/doing. Anything really. Just something that says, hey, what you're doing is great.
Day 13
In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
I said this last year, but I want to ride a roller-coaster. I did lots of new things in 2018, including going on a fairground ride, but never actually got to a theme park that had a roller-coaster. So yeah, that.
To sign up for driving lessons already. Honestly, the thought of driving gives me the fear. But I have my provisional licence now. I have my L plates and have driven our car in a private area. Just I haven't actually signed for lessons as I know once I do that I'm committed, and the thought of being on the road is terrifying.
This is a new one. I'd like to try going in a canoe. I may hate it, and I get cold really easily so would probably freeze. But I'd like to try. I'm not even sure why. Maybe when we go on holiday in the summer I can try then.
Fannish wise. Keep writing, and write something longer. Take part in more challenges, no_tags when it runs, and anything else that catches my eye.
Now I need to get ready to go to my aunts soon. So, a quick read of a tab and I'll have to go.
In your own space, talk about your creative process(es) — anything from the initial inspiration to how you feel after something’s done. Do you struggle with motivation or is it a smooth process? Do you have any tricks up your sleeve to pull out when a fanwork isn’t cooperating? What is your level of planning to pantsing/winging it? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
I've talked about this before, but honestly, I haven't much to tell. While I love to hear about people who have muses I don't. I also don't do anything special when I write. I just sit down and do it. I don't tend to plan anything out, just get an idea and keep writing, from beginning to end, telling the story in my head until its done. The only times I have planned something out is when I'm writing for a challenge and have a time crunch, then I need to force myself to plan ahead so I know what needs to be done.
If a story stops cooperating I stop writing it. My Gdocs is a story graveyard. Except when it's for a challenge, in that case my friends tend to get emails where I talk about my frustrations and often that gets the words going again.
I always try to get things beta read because even after many many years of writing, Britishisms can still appear. I can also be a lazy writer in terms of endings, something my long-standing bandom beta is aware of and will pull me on. Thing is, most of the time I know more scenes are needed, but try to convince myself that they're not really, and hope my beta will agree -- she never does. Though I have got better since my h/c bandom challenge story where I stopped horrendously early and had a load of h and no c at all.
I also can't write with distractions around me. Background radio or tv sure, as long as it's turned down. But I could never write in a coffee shop or with anyone else around. I need the quiet to concentrate and to focus on the words in my head.
Day 12
In your own space, create your own challenge. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Yesterday I mentioned how a compliment made me feel good. So go compliment someone. Online or off. Leave a comment or kudos, tell someone you like what they're wearing/doing. Anything really. Just something that says, hey, what you're doing is great.
Day 13
In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
I said this last year, but I want to ride a roller-coaster. I did lots of new things in 2018, including going on a fairground ride, but never actually got to a theme park that had a roller-coaster. So yeah, that.
To sign up for driving lessons already. Honestly, the thought of driving gives me the fear. But I have my provisional licence now. I have my L plates and have driven our car in a private area. Just I haven't actually signed for lessons as I know once I do that I'm committed, and the thought of being on the road is terrifying.
This is a new one. I'd like to try going in a canoe. I may hate it, and I get cold really easily so would probably freeze. But I'd like to try. I'm not even sure why. Maybe when we go on holiday in the summer I can try then.
Fannish wise. Keep writing, and write something longer. Take part in more challenges, no_tags when it runs, and anything else that catches my eye.
Now I need to get ready to go to my aunts soon. So, a quick read of a tab and I'll have to go.
