What are you doing right now? (besides online & on Lit.)

[Alana_]

Intermittently dropping in here while watching Downton Abbey for a bit, before sleeping.

 

[fuckmeat]

Intermittently dropping in here while watching Downton Abbey for a bit, before sleeping.

Downton Abbey is just wonderful.

 

[Alana_]

Visiting between the bedtimes of the youngest and the middle one.

 

[Nina327]

making an assinine amount of phone calls.... hmmpft

 

[Veroe]

making an assinine amount of phone calls.... hmmpft

Ach I'm getting an assinine amount of phone calls.

 

[SoulWeaver]

Settling down in the peace and quite of lounge during the Southern night to write a few passages for my role-plays and maybe a story for a friend . . . which should be a nice challenge given the subject.

 

[SoulWeaver]

Caught by the elusive double post huh ...... now I'm gonna have to move to the "swearing" thread

 

[Britwitch]

...watching Amy and the Doctor, drinking coffee and munching 'After Eights'

 

[Niriate]

Sitting boredly at my pc, watching reruns of old shows I used to watch as a kid on TV..

 

[Vail_Indigo]

wondering where everyone is.

worrying about someone.

 

[Noon_Shadow]

Icing down my knee from my fall earlier.

 

[1FreakyGirl]

drinking....eating peanut butter m&ms

 

[ShadowFighter15]

Deciding whether to try and make a Night Caste character for Exalted based on Ezio Auditore or a Shadowrun character based on Firo.

 

[LoganDarkHolme]

Drying off having spent most of hte night so far Plowing and shoveling snow >.<

(NO WET DOG JOKES!!! you know who you are *narrow eyes*)

 

[ShadowFighter15]

Drying off having spent most of hte night so far Plowing and shoveling snow >.<

(NO WET DOG JOKES!!! you know who you are *narrow eyes*)

*opens mouth, reads second line of Logan's post, shuts mouth again*

 

[Kaena]

Drying off having spent most of hte night so far Plowing and shoveling snow >.<

(NO WET DOG JOKES!!! you know who you are *narrow eyes*)

I thought I smelled wet dog somewhere *giggles and skips away*

 

[Vail_Indigo]

trying to write even the simplest fucking scene...
with rather less success than I might desire.

 

[Light Ice]

trying to write even the simplest fucking scene...
with rather less success than I might desire.

Sometimes, depending on my motivation, I'll run an exercise to get started. I begin by writing a short introduction to the scene, through the narrative, that would present the scene in an entirely different light than I would first desire.

For example, if there is a hero, I present him as a villian.

Usually, this works at about 500-1000 words before it begins to come naturally. I liken it to throwing my brain a change-up. The result, mostly, is useful.

Rarely, in my estimation, it's brilliant. I hope it helps. You're a terrific writer.

 

[Hikari]

I'm drinking cocoa, washing towels, and plotting my escape.

 

[Vail_Indigo]

Sometimes, depending on my motivation, I'll run an exercise to get started. I begin by writing a short introduction to the scene, through the narrative, that would present the scene in an entirely different light than I would first desire.

For example, if there is a hero, I present him as a villian.

Usually, this works at about 500-1000 words before it begins to come naturally. I liken it to throwing my brain a change-up. The result, mostly, is useful.

Rarely, in my estimation, it's brilliant. I hope it helps. You're a terrific writer.

You are reminding me of the things I have forgotten. I know that if I just get words down, something OK will eventually come out. Its been a while since I had any writer's block.
Luckily, I have an SRP that needs a response that isn't asking too much so I might be able to do that.
Doing NaNoWriMo was a lot like what you are describing. No idea what to do? Blocked? Just need to get going? Do something unexpected. You'll get some words from it and get some momentum.

Thanks much, this helped.

 

[Light Ice]

You are reminding me of the things I have forgotten. I know that if I just get words down, something OK will eventually come out. Its been a while since I had any writer's block.
Luckily, I have an SRP that needs a response that isn't asking too much so I might be able to do that.
Doing NaNoWriMo was a lot like what you are describing. No idea what to do? Blocked? Just need to get going? Do something unexpected. You'll get some words from it and get some momentum.

Thanks much, this helped.

I'm glad. You're a terrific talent.

 

[Hikari]

trying to write even the simplest fucking scene...
with rather less success than I might desire.

What helps me is writing in a word processing program outside of the lit editing box. I'll open it up, walk away for awhile and do another activity maybe. Then come back and I'm in a better position to figure out what I need to do.

 

[Vail_Indigo]

I'm glad. You're a terrific talent.

blush-smile

 

[Light Ice]

I'm listening to Kary Perry. Without shame.

 

[Vail_Indigo]

I'm listening to Kary Perry. Without shame.

'Peacock'?