Mistress of Wasting Time

[delphi]

Dear Self,

You have two to three stories you're supposed to be finishing before the end of the month. Why then have you started a fourth? (Answer: because the idea of a certain two A:TLA characters being all brooding and horny and hermit-y together is delicious).

Also, you've had a week off. Why did you get nothing useful done? (Answer: because you slept a lot and revelled in Not Being At Work.)

*eyes the calendar* Okay, I can still pull this off. But I have learned that my "the more I have to do, the more I get done" philosophy has its limits.

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[rikibeth]

I don't understand how you do it, honestly. I got 580 words today and I had to drag each one out with a block and tackle. Of course, my story isn't porn and has little prospect of being so - one character is recovering from serious injury, and they're both shy about letting me watch anything. Kissing, they say. You can see kissing. Give us our privacy for anything more, or we won't speak to you at all. It's not what this story is about.

At least I'm writing at all!

[dancing_serpent]

because the idea of a certain two A:TLA characters being all brooding and horny and hermit-y together is delicious
If those two characters are who I think they are, then I'm all for that one, of course. *g*

because you slept a lot and revelled in Not Being At Work
Oh spirits, yes. That's pretty much what I did in my three weeks off.

[kelly_chambliss]

my "the more I have to do, the more I get done" philosophy has its limits.

I hope the limits aren't too tight, because I am currently operating under this very policy. I spent Sunday writing myself into various corners to the tune of 2500 words, and I have to scrap them all. For a story due next week. Argh.

I hope you at least enjoyed yourself in the do-nothing week off. That in itself is doing something.

[librasmile]

I don't know how ANY of you high volume producing writers do it. I can't imagine pulling this off unless I was in class and terrified of flunking. Good luck!

[albalark]

*\o/* for a week off of work spent doing some relaxing - you deserved it and it's not wasted time to recharge your batteries. :-)

I wish I knew how to write *without* some sort of deadline looming. The days of sitting down and simply noodling my way through a story whenever I felt like it are gone, mostly because I actually need to finish what I start. It was a lot easier when I could just shelve something when I hit a roadblock! I am sure your philosophy will get you where you need to go, and I, for one, am looking forward to the results!