Writing Plan Thoughts

[wickedwords]

I really enjoyed writing for both Yuletide and 3ships this year, even though doing two stories in such a short time stretched me pretty thin. I was thinking of other challenges to do this year. I've already picked up the Picfor1K challenge, though I haven't started on it (heck, I don't even know what fandom to write! If you want to suggest something, do so in the comments. I won't tell you what picture I got, so you'll be suggesting blind. Bwa-ha-ha!)

So. Other challenges. I am tempted by the au_bigbang, however my track record with long stories is...not good. I'd need a 'finish your novels' challenge and an 'edit your novels' challenge to really get caught up with those.

I do have some old WIPs I'd like to finish. Hmmm. Maybe I should alternate. Pick a challenge and write new, then finish off old. What do you think might help get me back to writing?

Comments

[carolyn_claire]

Alcohol? (Hey, works for me....)

[wickedwords]

You're right, I really should drink more. It might help.

[dragonfly]

I have tried a few different things. Challenges, I've found, don't work well for me. They just add huge guilt and pressure to an already uninspired muse. Bleh. I do a little better when I offer things, like at Sweet Charity or Live Long N Marry, because then I can be sure to offer things I feel at least vaguely inclined to write. Another help can be memes or comms where you can browse other people's prompts. NYR fic, for instance. I particularly like them when you can post anonymously, because that eliminates a lot of pressure, imo.

Also, if you live in the northern hemisphere where it's dark and cold right now, get some exercise and some sunlight. It surprises me how much that helps. Everything. YMMV, of course.

Best of all, though, is finding a new shiny fandom that you want to write for. Maybe ask your f-list for fandom recs?

Good luck.

[wickedwords]

I'm hoping that the return of new shows will help brighten me up this week, an I signed up for picfor1K, which is a very low key challenge. Hopefully, I'll start perking up again once this post-posting depression lifts.