random writerly blahness

[krossero]

Yep... I'm sitting here in school, doing nothing productive (not that there's really anything *to* do), and started thinking about the lastest fic I've been working on.  It was sort of a dumpage of mushy goo (don't worry, *I* know what that means) and I've been trying to figure out if it's salvageable.  And that got me thinking about how long it takes me to write just one fic, either from want of perfectionism or writer's block or lack of time or whatever.  I've only actually posted four stories online, but I have so many more.

I'm wondering if I should try to give myself a deadline, of maybe one fic per week.  But I can't figure out if that'll put undue pressure on me that I don't want, or if it'll actually help me to get things moving along.  What do you guys do?  Does anyone have any suggestions?  Other than "go at your own pace". I've got that one figured out. *g*

Should I give myself a deadline, and if so, what has worked for you/people you know?

Thanks everyone! Love you all.

*smooches to all*

Comments

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

I'm another one who writes like a snail, so I sympathise:)) Sometimes it's good to write a drabble, or something short when you're working on something longer. Check out the terrific comm flashslash. Weekly word prompts, a rather flexible 8 minutes to write them into a ficlet, and they don't have to be slash. I was terrified of it because I'm such a perfectionist and a tweaker, but it's actually invigorating and good for snail-paced scribblers like us to try that fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants style of writing.

[krossero.livejournal.com]

When faced with such a short deadline as that, my mind usually freaks out and runs away, leaving me completely blank and writer's blocked. But I do like to write in short bursts, so maybe I should try something like this, with a longer amount of time to write. :)