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I like deadlines...

5/27/2013

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--Cross posted from Tumblr


They make a fun noise as they rush past.

I know, it's a ridiculously over-used joke by writers. But it's another Monday, and pretty much everything I said I was going to do last week didn't happen. And the continued medical shenanigans going on in my life are a tailor made excuse for that, sure. That doesn't mean I should be using that.

So, last week I made some sort of vague promise about how I was going to blog about something involving writing this week. Which is a little difficult, as I haven't really managed to do much of that lately.

Hello Topic, so lovely of you to join us. Better late than never.

As you might know, I tried to write a ridiculous amount for the first part of Camp Nano this year, and while I didn't make the goal I set, I did manage to get through the first draft for two separate books and start the third. 

It's not like this is the first time I've had to stop a project in the middle and go back later. And I'm going back much quicker than I generally manage. Sometimes it's years before I pick a project back up again. I feel like the disconnect is always huge once I stop, whether it's for three weeks or a year. 

And much as I'm trying not to think about it right now, a lot's happened in my personal life since I stopped writing that book.

If this was LiveJournal I'd be hitting that little 'I'm lost' button. So I'm kicking it back to you.

What do you do when you've left a project for a while and it's time to go back?

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Kate link
7/31/2013 02:06:35 pm

Hmm... Personally, I tend to take a deep breath and read the last three pages of what I've done (or paragraphs if it's a short) and just start writing from there. I know for a fact that if I start at the beginning the only thing I'll be doing is rewriting.

The only time I start at the beginning of a piece is if it's been over a year since I looked at it.

I don't know if this is just how my brain works or what, but that's my take on it.

Oh, and pull it up and leave the document staring at me until I finally start working on it again. :)

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