Informal posting

[out_there]

As princessofgeeks mentioned, DW posts don't have to be a carefully edited essay of 500 words. They can be short silly things or thoughts or anything, really.

At the moment, my current writing problems are that when I have time to write, I'm tired and don't have ideas. When I have ideas, I'm... usually at work and doing something else. So today's sneaky plan is to try to write at lunch when I'm both awake and not being paid to do other things.

Comments

[mezzo_cammin]

Good plan! :)

I'm anxiously awaiting your latest Mystrade pirate fic to drop on AO3.

[magnetic_pole]

I like short, informal posts and have this very same problem. :)

Hope your lunch plans go well. M.

[china_shop]

Good luck with the lunchtime writing!! *\o/*

When I was working, I used to jot down a lot of notes on paper. Not scenes or anything, but just enough that I could find the idea/spark again when I went looking...

[schneefink]

In theory I know that, I just keep forgetting about it. Or, well, thinking about it and then not doing it anyway. Ah well.

[princessofgeeks]

I so get the lack of time. Hang in there.

[out_there]

It's been caught in beta-duties (or, more correctly, everyone's busy around XMas so finding beta time is hard. Plus I've been trying to get an entry together for the Mystrade Advent calendar... but either way, there will be fic. I promise.)

[out_there]

I used to do a lot more short, informal posts. They're fun and start that easy conversation.

(Note to self: do this more.)

[out_there]

I have a terrible habit of two or three word notes to myself -- which then leads to me staring at it in confusion, because "anniversary night sleeping together familiarity" is not as useful to Present Me as Past Me thought it was.

[out_there]

Me too. I've fallen out of the habit of quick little updates, and then save them all up for a big "state of me" post when... really, the short stuff is fun too.

[out_there]

That's the trick. Hang in there and keep chipping away.

[magnetic_pole]

\o/! M.

[mezzo_cammin]

What is the Mystrade Advent Calendar, she asks innocently?

[out_there]

Oh, it's a tumblr thing (she says, with a vague wave of her hand). I'm not great at tumblr (it's pretty and interesting, but my skill level is very low), but -- aha! I found the right link.

https://mystrade-advent-calendar.tumblr.com/

The challenge is to write a Christmas/winter/yuletide Mystrade story of under 5000 words by the 30 Nov. And then there will be a story posted every day of December, counting down to Christmas.

[tei]

I was just thinking about this! Because I had this kneeherk thought of "oh man, pillowfort is down, now I can't post random sarcastic life updates under lock any more" but like... yes i can? of course I can, right here...

[out_there]

like... yes i can? of course I can, right here...

Yes, exactly! I don't know why, but I'd kind of forgotten that too and just slipped into reading rather than posting.

[melagan]

I love your sneaky plan!

[out_there]

The sneaky plan failed slightly because writing smut while sitting in a kitchen with occasional other work colleagues walking by?
Not going to happen.

But worth a try.