Your Writing Feats

[That Guy Named Aaron]

I finished an erotica story that I'd been pondering for the past few weeks. It's nothing that I would add to my collection of shorts. However, if I were to write more of them, I would consider the possibility of compiling them and releasing them under a pen name.

Speaking of shorts. I have another idea for one that I'll throw on the back burner, unless a suitable prompt bops up over here or Dotcomland. I'm two-fer-two in short story contests this year. I might three-peat and fool people into thinking I'm a real writer.

 

[Naomasa298]

I just came up with a cool story title. Still have to actually come up with a story based on it though, but it's making me think cosmic or existential horror, a la Stephen King's "From a Buick 8".

 

[Naomasa298]

Just 300 words today, but that's what it took to re-establish tone and mindset.

Also, I'm pantsing the scene (although not the plot), so it's taking a bit longer than normal to write.

 

[JT Woody]

Yesterday was a good writing day. Spent almost 5 hours on my manuscript.

 

[That Guy Named Aaron]

Made myself finish off a 200-word scene last night, though I wasn't in the mood to write.

I was doing damn well this morning. I busted out a 400-word scene, ...aaannnddd real world hit all the the same damn time. Wifey woke up and came downstairs just as the tree trimmers came back to ground up a stump-quite noisily, I might add, and all of it destroyed my train of thought and any momentum I had.

 

[JT Woody]

i'd planned to get done with editing a chapter today... but ended up going back through the entire manuscript to change the titles of a group of characters. I'd cone back in forth between calling them "Masters" and "Leaders" (for example, Master of the Herd, Master of the Crops, Leader of the Hunt, etc.). i'm no longer using either of those titles and had to comb through when and how i used it on order to change it.
soooooo.... needless to say, i didnt get done with that chapter.

Have to do chores and errand. maybe i'll complete it after adulting for a bit

 

[Naomasa298]

One more submission yesterday and one today. I had two planned today, but it's Sunday and they didn't open their submission window.

 

[Dogberry's Watch]

Spent a rather long time on some of the language I made up for a series I'm writing. I still need to figure out the word for technology, but it's been fun going through things.

 

[Madman Starryteller]

Spent a rather long time on some of the language I made up for a series I'm writing. I still need to figure out the word for technology, but it's been fun going through things.

It's awesome that you're creating your own language. Edit, Could we get a sneak peek of a word?

 

[deweyfisher]

Finished writing a 1200-word-ish bonus scene to flesh out two of the antagonists in my book, which I'll probably adapt into the actual manuscript as some video footage of an altercation the main cast reviews. It may not end up being useful at all but it was fun to write, which is all that matters to me

 

[Dogberry's Watch]

It's awesome that you're creating your own language. Edit, Could we get a sneak peek of a word?

Sure thing!

The Moarteans have a blessing they say at just about any parting, so saying goodbye to friends, or at a funeral, or when a battle briefing is over, they say "nantu sonsprek moartea-hi." Which means "the strength of the dead goes with you" or "is with you" depending on context. There is a response to it as well, kind of like the whole "peace be with you" "and also with you." But the response is "ti mahn mise celamos" which means "you are not alone."

 

[Damage718]

Well, it's not a feat or accolade per se, just the usual overload and burnout that I've been dealing with. I work as a FT content writer at a marketing agency (for now, at least. We've had significant cuts in the last 6 weeks and about 15 people laid off or left), plus a side gig writing articles for area businesses, so I suppose the sheer volume I churn out daily/weekly/monthly might be impressive-ish in some ways.

But it's all dry and rarely exciting. It pays the bills, though, so I won't gripe too much.

So then my creative outlet is fiction, obviously. I'm about 3/4 of the way done with the first draft of my next book (my 4th), but finding the time and/or energy to put it across the finish line is a challenge. While I keep telling myself to take my time with it, I want this part done at least, so I can reset and get to making the picture clearer and tighter in draft 2.

 

[Naomasa298]

Got my final planned submission in today. Now to forget about it for the next 3 months.

 

[That Guy Named Aaron]

I used "fustercluck" again in my shift notes email last night.

I like to live dangerously.

 

[Naomasa298]

I used "fustercluck" again in my shift notes email last night.

I like to live dangerously.

Sounds a bit like a pheasant plucker.

 

[Naomasa298]

750 words of my contest entry. I won't post any more updates on it though, cause if a new story appears in it right after I say "done!" it'll be quite obvious...

That's assuming I even finish on time. Pantsing a lot of it.

 

[JT Woody]

wrote 2429 words on a new Chapter 1

 

[Louanne Learning]

Really liking the story I am writing. It all sort of starts in a haze, doesn't it? Then, bit by bit, the horizon appears.

 

[deweyfisher]

I've written almost 3000 words over the weekend and today, which I'm happy about!!

 

[Night Herald]

What did you write today? This week? This month? This year?

Feats, okay, I haven't done anything especially heroic this year. Expanded a couple of WIPs by a few tens of thousands each, wrote one or two short stories, that's about it. I'd rather not talk about this week or indeed month, is pretty depressing how little I've done.

But if I'm allowed to expand the scope somewhat, last year and in years before that, I found paid work as a video game writer. Only a couple projects under my belt so far, but as writing feats go this is a point of pride for me. I used snippets of my novels to get into the biz, so someone out there thinks my stuff is all right. It's the only writing I've kinda-sorta published and gotten paid for so far, which is more due to my slacker tendencies than anything else. I got paid like $5500 for my writing in total, which isn't a ton, but it's far more than my original side hustle of art & graphic design ever netted me (think I'm at maybe $1500 there). As far as feats go I think it's worth mentioning.

As for future feats, I suspect I'll be ready to publish a novel next year, possibly late this year. I aim to feat very soon, but at the very moment, I featn't.