inreal's ramblings about ADFB

(12.22.22) Will I clutch the deadline?

This is an ADFB 21 update.

The chapter is 6k words long now, projected to be 10k, 10 days ago it was 4,2k

That is the result of the "Don't Break The Streak" method, i believe I've pretty much gotten like 12 minutes every day since then if not a little bit more (that's the bare minimum) that's  like 1,8k words in 10 days...

I'd like to rant a bit here so bare with me, I'll tell you if I'll be able to release this chapter by christmas then

Pros of this method so far have been that yes I did indeed begin to make progress on the book consistently, if it wasn't for the fact that my december calendar now has 21 Xs on it then I probably would've just stopped and who knows maybe the hiatus cycle would've repeated itself. This method makes me maintain ADFB in my mind and also helps me chip away at a chapter instead of putting it off for months.

Now here's the bad stuff, the original plan of "minimum of 12 minutes" was with the intention that it'd be enough of a leeway to enter "flow mode" and spend way more time writing, however, over the past 10 days, i found myself just writing my daily quota at the very end of the day (I consider a day from the moment I wake up till i sleep) and I'm off school so i make the progress at like 5am before sleeping, that is no bueno and it defeats pretty much the whole purpose of it. I need to start at least a few hours before sleeping.

That leads into the second problem, chipping away at a chapter 12 minutes a day is not something I find enjoyable at all, long sessions help me focus on what I'm writing and it submerges me on the universe, 12 minute sessions feel souless and unfulfilling, I'm not very conscious of what I'm writing and that's a major issue, it just feels like a chore and writing it so late does not help it either.

I'm not sure what angle should I tackle my problem from anymore, this whole experiment ended in a mediocre success and as I approach christmas I'm gonna have to grind the chapter out if I want it by then since I won't be home for most of Christmas eve and Christmas day

So not only do I have 4k more words to write but some graphics too (Hoping to make those a standard in this book)

So, wil you get ADFB 21 by Christmas?

The answer is... a resounding "idk" i think it all depends on how much progress I'll get done in the next 2 days, I'll try to focus and start as soon as I wake up and turn on that laptop.

And, if I do clutch it, I'll take a week-long break to help my mind rest and find a better angle to tackle the creative problem I face every damn day!! Woo!!