My husband said i should log out of GLP and finally write my book, so I made this thread. 48k words - almost half!

First of all, best of luck. It's a real adventure. I know why you can't get 'over the hump'.

First I'd like for you to consider a change in paradigm regarding your approach to your writing...

If writing is work, you're not a writer.

If you love your world, your characters, and your story, you'll want to visit them.

Often people get mired in the false idea that if you write it perfectly the first time, you won't ever have to work on it again. Nothing is farther from the truth.

In the first draft rip into that story. Don't stop to correct typos. Forget grammar. Capture the emotion of the moment, even if you're the only one who will understand what you mean.

Second drafts, thirds... that's when the literary 'work' comes in.

I'd guess that you are writing 'tight' because you know that your husband is going to want to read the moment you get a chapter out. It's that 'pressure to be perfect' that's taking the fun out of the story-telling for you. Remove that pressure and you'll write like a bandit. Remind yourself that you'll be able to fix it in the edits... because you will have to edit. Plan on it. Heck, lean on the fact and let yourself tell the story!

10,000 words!!! Officially a tenth of the way finished!!
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^^check out the word count on that baby! I am nowhere close to beginning to slow down either!!



How about everyone else in here that was talking about writing currently? Any progress reports? anything new and exciting to share? Has anyone started to write something after being in here with so many awesome writers sharing their stories?
would love to hear from you all!

I have a ~2,000 word piece that needs to be done by Saturday night. It's outlined in my head, now to put it to paper!

Done: 12 hours before I need it!

wow!! way to go

bet you feel pretty good getting it one and out of the way! I am such a procrastinator, i almost never finish things before i need to. In fact, I am usually finishing things while I am putting on my coat to go deliver it, lol.

Here's me horsing around. Just seeing what I could come up with with a "It was a dark and stormy night" kind of beginning!! Lol.


-------------------- CHAPTER 1 --------------------



It was a dark and stormy night. Susan crossed the forty yards from the depot to her car, as she hurried to get inside the warmth of her car. She slammed the door shut, removed her gloves, and rubbed her hands , feeling the heat slowly spread across her palms. She was afraid of storms, and preferred to avoid travelling outside during one. The power was out in the north of the city, and she could see the light above the town beyond that , giving it an ethereal sort of frame. She switched on her music deck, and it continued to play the same song she was listening to when she had arrived here at the depot. As the tunes began to fill the silence of the car, she began to relax a little more.
She started the engine up, and pointed her car towards exit 91 , and settled down to the drive back home. She always liked the hypnotic effect of the calm drive, toward the end of the day , when all that lay before here was dinner, some wine, and a peaceful nights sleep. But there was something today, at the back of her mind, that told her things were not going to be the same. She wondered for a moment about it, then discarded the thought , putting it down to tiredness.






.

woot!woot!
<insert dancing gif here>
i did it, wrote two thousand words today! So totally made up for last night's lack of dedication.
They arent the best words in the book, and will likely need a lot of help in the revision, but they are there and that is all i care about!!
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anyone else have progress to share?

*update: my book is going strong - i have posted a screenshot every thousand words (contains bits of spoilers on each shot i suppose) and so far have made it to 11,000! For someone with my attention span that is pretty good. I am aiming for around 100,000 words, a tenth of the way there. Also on the last page i relayed his feedback on what i have so far.*



no, my sweet husband isn't an ass or anything. But he knows how much i likes my glp. So, when I complained about not having the time to finally write this book I have been putting off, he kindly (and timidly) suggested that if I didn't spend so much time CT-porning, I would have the time needed to actually write.

So, now i think i shall compromise by turning glp into a "resource", hahaha!

So, anyone else out there struggling to get the words out? Any success in overcoming writer's block? Any hurdles, struggles, successes?

Maybe we creative writers could have a little cheer leading thread to help keep us going. And also, when we do give in to temptation and log in, this thread in our "recent threads" might shame us into making our visits a little shorter so we can get back to our masterpieces!!

And if GLP is "helping" me out, then he can hardly complain, can he?

well, feeling shameful!!
instead of writing a thousand words last night, i spent my time arguing on yet another ison thread.
I came out victorious, but it was a hollow victory when the people you debate with refuse to acknowledge defeat, lol.
So here are yesterday's words:
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i guess i will have to write today's words later if i can find the time. My girls have their school concert tonight - proud mommy. It is my youngest girl's first performance and i can't wait!!!

Should be fun! Enjoy!

well, feeling shameful!!
instead of writing a thousand words last night, i spent my time arguing on yet another ison thread.
I came out victorious, but it was a hollow victory when the people you debate with refuse to acknowledge defeat, lol.
So here are yesterday's words:
[link to i.imgur.com]

i guess i will have to write today's words later if i can find the time. My girls have their school concert tonight - proud mommy. It is my youngest girl's first performance and i can't wait!!!