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Attempt to stop screwing around on Goodreads :)It rarely works.
Between Goodreads and Facebook I get very little done.
I keep a keen eye on the fact I'm gonna die someday, and have things to do. Seriously. The longer the list of things I want to accomplish, the more it works for me, keeps online increments to a half-hour at most.
I like to keep a planner to stay on track... writing it down is the only thing that works for me!
I'm bad and don't make any attempts to get past procrastination. Usually, not wanting to write is a sign I need to take a break.
Procrastination is a red flag that you'e not ready to write.
Gerald wrote: "Procrastination is a red flag that you'e not ready to write."You are so right, Gerald! I am procrasting the heck out of the third novel in my YA fantasy series, because it's just not good. I'm 100 pages in, and I can tell it's not what it should be. Need to figure out what needs to be fixed so it's up to par with the quality of its predecessors. So frustrating. One of the problems of writing without an outline, but I like seeing where the characters will take me on their own. The process of discovery is so much fun!
The first novel in my Herezoth series will actually be free tomorrow on Kindle, if anyone is interested: http://www.amazon.com/The-Crimson-Lea...
Lindsey wrote: "I like to keep a planner to stay on track... writing it down is the only thing that works for me!"Lindsey, that sounds like an awesome approach. I'm jealous you're disciplined enough to make it work for you! :)
Well, for me, I write whatever scenes that come into my mind like a short story. Then... usually it becomes longer and longer. Or I fuse other short stories together to make a novella. But if I really want to have a novel, I usually write in the morning till the afternoon. Not really a lot. As long as I write a page or two that is fine with me.
Funny isn't it. I don't think there is such a thing as procrastination. Well I do, I know it exists, but for me it isn't a problem. Going off on a tangent is, I think your instinct telling you to explore other ideas. It's free thinking. In the same way, I don't think writers block exists. Simply, you haven't arrived at an idea you like... yet.Stupidest thing mankind ever did was put a price on time. I think it's mental that you pay more, for bad food, because it's quick (fast food). We have been brought up to find a solution to a problem, as fast as you can, once you find it, move on. That is all well and good for a surgeon or a plumber. But not for anyone being creative.
You can't run out of time, time is infinite loll. I have worked recently of the film thing with people clearly more talented than me. Yet their ideas were no way near as original. This is only because I ensured I had the time. I set aside creative thinking time, and I don't get all anxious if I don't think of anything, like fishing I guess. Likewise, if I do go off on a tangent, I see where it takes me. When I got an idea, I played with it.
I have a strategy for creative writing that works for me. Won't bore you with it unless you want me to. loll. But it ensures I am in the right head space to come up with ideas and allows my mind to wander.
I am trying a new tactic - rather than bashing my head away at the brick wall that is the current section of my book - and not getting anywhere very fast.I've decided to skip forward and write another scene. I may not even use it, but it keeps me creating and always getting to know my characters better :D Seems to be working so far YAY!
What do you do as an author, to get past your procrastination tendencies?