NaNoWriMo check-in 1

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The first five days have passed, and I am behind already! :o But only slightly! I'm not worried.

I'm really glad that I decided to aim for 30K instead of 50K because I truly don't have much energy. Usually, at this stage of NaNo, I'm excited and eager. I sit down to write first thing in the morning to knock out a bunch of words and then knock out the rest at night.

But what's been happening is that I get NO writing done in the morning and do my best to meet my word goals in the evening, staying up late. :/ The last few months at work have been busier than usual, so I think it's partly due to that. Hopefully, I will gather more energy as the month goes on. I scheduled a bunch of PTO to help revitalize me--and ideally, get a lot of writing done on those days off too.

Anyway, this is the current status of everything:

trans!Ateez: 982 words this month
Yuletide: 496 words this month
Ateez Bingo: 1555 words this month
johnmark fest: 868 words this month
minkey OFD: 905 words this month
TOTAL: 4806 words this month

None of the fics are giving me too much trouble, although the Yuletide one has definitely been the slowest so far. I expected that though since it's the newest fandom for me. I fully expect to hit a wall soon on the johnmark one and the minkey one since I'm running out of pre-planned scenes. I'll probably go for a drive tomorrow and see if I can have some creative breakthroughs on where to take those fics before I come up against that wall.

To anyone else who is doing NaNo, I hope things are starting off well for you!

In other news, I've been watching Seventeen in the SOOP and having a very relaxing time with it. I wanna go with some friends to a cabin in the woods and write...

Comments

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Thanks! I used to be an "only one thing at a time" writer, but I've found that my attention span for writing has gotten shorter lately, so I hit a wall quickly with basically any project. Switching to something else lets me keep being productive. I think the overall quality of my writing is better when I can get really immersed in one project, but I just haven't had the energy/focus for it lately. When I'm revising, I do try to stick to just one project so that I can keep the proper tone and characterizations in mind better. But for drafting...this is the best way for me to get things done, even if the quality of the drafts is poorer.

I've really been enjoying the soop content, it's exactly what my brain needs right now in between work and writing. Just folks chilling, having a nice time, sentimental vibes. I might even watch the BTS soop series when I finish, even though I don't usually watch their content.

[arundels]

that's such an interesting way of approaching writing! I have a friend who also needs to switch between multiple wips and it works great for her too. maybe I should experiment with it and see how it feels~ esp since I'm feeling so stuck on my longfic at the moment.

ITS is so great! I haven't watch the bts one but another friend has and she made the same comment that it's really soothing and comforting :)

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Can't hurt to experiment a bit, especially if you've been feeling stuck anyway! Even if it doesn't work for you, it might give you a new appreciation for your preferred method.