On the other hand, when I have the whole day to write, take the day The Boy got surgery and I took the day off from work, I procrastinate LIKE WOAH. There's something in my brain that just tells myself that I can wander the interwebz or watch a TV show because I have the whole day to write.
So what is it that makes us procrastinate? Maybe I need to up my goals A LOT on those days where I have the whole day to write. I need to focus and just go. I think I need focusing exercises, oh what's that sparkly thing?
A lot of bloggers talk about Word Wars. Maybe that's what I need. I am VERY competitive, so I could see myself probably doing pretty well with that.
I think many times I get in moods where I'm stuck in a place and just don't want to write. Getting myself to sit down, open the laptop, and actually focus is the hardest part. After that BAM I crank out a thousand words in a brief sitting. It's just the initial focusing that makes me get hung up.
What are your writing habits? How do you make yourself sit down and just write?
Yup, I'm the same way. If I have a lot of time, I can't seem to focus and keep getting distracted, but if I'm writing on my lunch break for example, I can focus on writing the whole time. I usually write after work, though. I'll go to Starbucks, or more recently the library, with my laptop and just write there for an hour or two. Sometimes I can write at home, but I need to set a timer for myself to keep on task :) Getting started is definitely the hardest part!
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried a timer; that's a good idea!
DeleteI suffer from serious procrastination. Like right now, I should be writing ;)
ReplyDeletelol, I feel like I always should be writing!
DeleteI'm just the opposite if I set a goal, someone else needs to be holding me to it or it won't get done. I really like to use write or die becasue if you take your hands off the keyboard it starts erasing words which is a writers worst nightmare. It keeps me going on the hard days!
ReplyDeleteI'm very undisciplined as a writer. I just can't seem to focus on the task at hand. I'm also bad at being a student.
ReplyDeleteIf only there was an illness for this and doctors would give us medication for it! Life would be so much easier!
I find it easier to write when I know I have a whole day to write though. It's harder for me to write in chunks of time since I need a couple of minutes to think and get my thoughts together.