What are your writing opportunities?

[wishfulthinking]

One of my resolutions last year: 1 story a month. I just counted: 8, with 1 on the way. Not toooo far off Unfortunately, only 1 of those is in my 'signatory' category [but soon to be 2]

By the time I wind down from work, there's no time to write. I wish I was dedicated enough to write during breaks, but fuck it, I need a break by then

I admire those who output at a consistently high quality!

Even if I had more time, I don't know if I would write much more than I already do.

 

[impressive]

My issue isn't time per se, it's the level of distraction. I can't concentrate when there's chaos all around. Unfortunately, the available chunks of time time without such chaos are usually in little bite-sized pieces & I barely get into my groove before they're over.

I'm trying to develop a routine that fits my family's activity patterns and my other responsibilities -- but it's trial 'n error at this point. Mostly error.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

When I'm going, I get up at about 4 every morning and pretty much write till 7 or 8 at night, maybe take time out to go to the gym if I'm up for it, shop and make dinner, domestic crap like that. I don't work a job anymore, so this is all I do. Volunteer one day a week at the museum just to get myself out of the house.

Or maybe it's more accurate to say that I'm at the keyboard all that time, because it's amazing how much time I manage to waste not writing: worrying, staring, reading, writing for other sites. Work expands to fill the time available, etc.

Then there are days when I don't even turn on the computer. I seem to exhaust myself and have to spend a couple days reading to recharge.

Actually, looking at this, I don't know what the hell I do all day. To be honest, stories rarely take me that long. Once I know what it's about and where it's going, I think it's probably something like 30-45 minutes a page or so of actual keyboard work. It's the staring time that gets me--the walking-around-not-knowing-what-the-fuck-I'm-doing time.

 

[carsonshepherd]

It's the staring time that gets me--the walking-around-not-knowing-what-the-fuck-I'm-doing time.

I call that thinking.

 

[wishfulthinking]

I call that thinking.

lol

I like to believe it is thinking and not day-dreaming and procrastinating.

I know when I have hit rock bottom of the procrastination shit hole - that's when days of our lives starts to look interesting!

 

[Liar]

I know when I have hit rock bottom of the procrastination shit hole - that's when days of our lives starts to look interesting!

Good lord, so that must mean I'm still not that deep in the muck.