tracking writing

[lemonbrute]

 in 2016 and 2017, i tried to write 200 words a day (or more), and i mostly succeeded! i took this year off to breathe and focus on other things (like my newfound interest in drawing) , but i want to get back into the habit of writing every day in 2019. do any of you track how much you do daily? how do you plan it into your day (and when)? 

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[coz]

i've always wanted to establish writing as a daily habit unfortunately it's something i'm still working at. i don't have any advice (i should be asking you for the advice haha) but just thought i'd let you know that getyourwordsout (a comm that has a variety of yearly writing challenges) provide a rly good spreadsheet to track your progress every day (this is the 2018 one). ofc i understand if you're not into challenges, but just thought i'd let you know in case you are!

[lemonbrute]

oh, this is excellent! thank you so much for the rec, that spreadsheet looks AMAZING and i'm keen to try their 2019 one.

[syncytio]

I honestly don't have the energy the days I work but I try to just use the time that I do get wisely. Days off, breaks, when I'm on public transport etc :/

[lemonbrute]

public transport is a good one! and it's totally fair that it's too hard to balance on work days. for breaks etc, do you write on your phone, notebook, or do you bring your laptop places?

[syncytio]

notebook or phone. Mostly phone cos I am liable to lose pieces of papers/books and I am paranoid abotu someone at work reading my writing.

[quixotesque]

That's a really good idea that I should adopt myself! My self-discipline when it comes to writing remains as poor as ever, but something like this could help me and I could keep track of it on dreamdwidth...

Sometimes I entertain the idea of writing 100 words for a different WIP each day so that all the WIPs have some sort of progress. I've never put it into practice tho ;;

[lemonbrute]

it's definitely something to try! jeez, though, juggling several projects a day seems rough. you could maybe do a week on one (e. g. this week I'll try and write 100 words of X wip) and then another week on the next? i'd love to hear about it if you end up trying any of it!