Write Every Day: 05 November 02019

[silveradept]

Greetings! This is the Write Every Day Check-In Post for 5 November 02019.

I've been doing a lot of listening to music while composing things. At least, where I can - it's hard to do at work, because work is a place that values each person being able to choose what soundtrack they would like for their lives. At home, there's only so much background noise that the people living here can take before they have to have it quiet as well. Thus, headphones are my friends, especially when I want to sink into composition. Or marathon gaming sessions. Both of these things are possible. Depending on which day it is, only one of them might get done, but they're both always possible.

So, here's my question for you. Are you a music (or background noise) while composing person? If so, what's your go-to material? If not, is there something else that you really would like to have when you sit down to write? Let me know about it in the comments.

Today, in writing, I made significant progress on an assignment, having decided on a general shape of things. I have no idea how far it's going to go, or where it's going to end up, but I've at least got a first scene to work with, and that will be enough to keep things going until we reach the end of a scene. Or a work. Could be either. We'll see what happens, yeah?

Here's the tally so far:

Day One: alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, azurelunatic, bladespark, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, ofmonstrouswords, sanguinity, silveradept, st_aurafina, sylvanwitch, umadoshi, yasaman, ysilme

Day Two: alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, azurelunatic, bladespark, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, ofmonstrouswords, redsixwing, sakana17, sanguinity, silveradept, st_aurafina, sylvanwitch, teigh_corvus, umadoshi, yasaman, ysilme

Day Three: alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, azurelunatic, bladespark, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, redsixwing, sakana17, sanguinity, sierranovembr, silveradept, st_aurafina, sylvanwitch, umadoshi, yasaman, ysilme

Day Four: alexcat, alexseanchai, azurelunatic, bladespark, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, nafs, redsixwing, sanguinity, sierranovembr, silveradept, sylvanwitch, umadoshi, yasaman, ysilme

Day Five: alexcat, alexseanchai, auroracloud, azurelunatic, bladespark, carenejeans, chanter1944, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, sanguinity, silveradept, sylvanwitch, umadoshi, yasaman, ysilme

Comments

[china_shop]

Are you a music (or background noise) while composing person?

Nooooo, I need quiet. I mean, a little ambient computer hum or bird noise is fine, and I'm more forgiving of background noise in a cafe or other public space, obviously, but generally music (especially music with words) or talking makes it really hard for me to focus. If I have to listen to something (to drown out other people's conversations, for example, or if I need to give my ears something to focus on), I usually default to Dirty Three, who do atonal soundscapey stuff. It's great because my brain doesn't get hooked into anticipating what will come next too much.

Today, in writing, I made significant progress on an assignment, having decided on a general shape of things.

Woohoo! That's great. Yay you!! :-D

Day 6: I added 1,409 words and now have a completed draft of time travel fic #5. *chairdances* It needs some work, but I'm very happy to have discovered what it's about. *g*

My plan for tomorrow is to tidy it up AND (all going well and life stuff permitting) make a start on #6, which is another magical mystery tour that has yet to reveal itself to me, other than the fact that it's going to be angsty as hell. At some stage I decided there were going to be seven of them, so only two more to go (plus fixing the draft and any necessary edits to the one that's at beta). :D :D :D

[silveradept]

Yay for finishing number 5! (And I'll go check out Dirty Three, thanks for the recommendation.)