Weekly Check-in Post

[przed.livejournal.com]

It's that time of the week again, when we get to find out how everyone is doing.

How are you? Basking in the glow of having nearly finished your story? Breaking out in a cold sweat every time you think of how much more you have left to write? Somewhere in between?

Since I'm tending more to the breaking out in a cold sweat side of things, I thought I'd link to one of my favourite pieces of inspiration: The Little But Really Useful Guide to Creativity.

So, what inspires you? What do you do when you just can't seem to write another word? What keeps you going when things are going really badly? Or really well, for that matter?

And if you have any questions or comments about your BB story, or you just want to have a little whinge, now's the time.

Comments

[hutchynstarsk.livejournal.com]

Well, on my third idea for the BB now! *g *cringes slightly* I hope I can make this one work from what I have written so far. Or, alternately, think of something really wonderful and write it quite quickly!! :D

I'm not sure it's quite...quite. "Is Doyle strong enough? Can I stretch the word count long enough? Is it possible to get any action whatsoever into this?"

That sort of thing.

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure it's quite...quite. "Is Doyle strong enough? Can I stretch the word count long enough? Is it possible to get any action whatsoever into this?"

Last year, for me, it was, "Is Doyle strong enough? Can I stretch the word count long enough? Is it possible to get any real sex scenes into this?" (And I still think Doyle could be tweaked more, there's more I could've written and there's obviously not much sex-wise.)

But it really worked out okay. You just have to keep writing and think about fixing sutff on the second (and third, and fourth) go round. And your betae will help. :D

Of course, this year it's just "arrrggghh! work," so who knows how this will end.

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

Darn that work for interfering with your writing! *g* I hope work will at least start to behave so you can get to the writing.

[hutchynstarsk.livejournal.com]

I hope you can do it!!!!!!! Don't give up!!! :-D

I'm starting to think this idea is really crap and I need to try to make the second one work after all.... :x

[inlovewithboth.livejournal.com]

*nods along* yep, am asking myself the same questions babe!!

[hutchynstarsk.livejournal.com]

(((hugs))) :)

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

THIRD? Oh my. I do hope this new idea behaves for you and answers yes for all your questions.

[hutchynstarsk.livejournal.com]

Hee! Lovely icon. <3

Well the first idea behaved extremely well--but it became an original fiction story. :D

The second... unless I can change it somehow... required an already posted bit in the middle which it turns out isn't allowed for the Big Bang. So... that leaves the third, unless I can... figure something else out. :)

But I've just decided this idea is probably crap so.... :o