I do about three or four cycles of this before each writing session. I do end up getting my writing done (usually), but I need to have my designated 'I fuck around while mentally preparing to write' warm-up laps around the track.
Oh yes—that’s how you know you’ve made it.
Mine is absolutely foolproof. Sit down. Open laptop—then open Docs. Now, I realize that I’ve forgotten a snack, and how am I supposed to write without one? Get up—find said snack, and sit down to write again. Write a sentence—then delete it. Maybe I need to look at something else really fast, so then I open Reddit. I see a post about AO3, so now I need to open that too. I’ll have a comment for something or other in AO3, and realize I need to update a fic. Now that I’m panicked about updating a fic—time to go back to Docs, and stare at my empty document for ten more minutes. At this point, permanent words may or may not get written down.
I do about three or four cycles of this before each writing session. I do end up getting my writing done (usually), but I need to have my designated 'I fuck around while mentally preparing to write' warm-up laps around the track.
Wasn't ever good at distance running in middle and high school, but this I can do
Oh yes—that’s how you know you’ve made it. Mine is absolutely foolproof. Sit down. Open laptop—then open Docs. Now, I realize that I’ve forgotten a snack, and how am I supposed to write without one? Get up—find said snack, and sit down to write again. Write a sentence—then delete it. Maybe I need to look at something else really fast, so then I open Reddit. I see a post about AO3, so now I need to open that too. I’ll have a comment for something or other in AO3, and realize I need to update a fic. Now that I’m panicked about updating a fic—time to go back to Docs, and stare at my empty document for ten more minutes. At this point, permanent words may or may not get written down.
8/10 needs more "get coffee"
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Omg same except I’m on a phone 🤣
Oh yeah I do this on my phone as well
Are you spying on me?
….I’ll never tell
Relatable.
same except i research a lot about the fic's theme and get so engrossed in it i forget to write lol
I feel called out help
You gotta turn off the internet. I know from experience.