Young Writers Society

I don't like having a set number of words to write - I find it too constraining. I prefer just having a set time and place to write (lunchtimes in the school library in term time).

A curious question: Does anyone have any interesting writing rituals? Like always having their pet soft toy near their desk or something. I certainly don't!

I have set myself a target of around 140k of words, which encourages me to make the storyline advanced and... good.

I hate set times. Too much pressure, but NaNo is the exception!

I always have a notebook by me keyboard in case I get tired frm typing.

I find people who want to read the story, and then I have people waiting on me, that tends to get me going.

I always wear a hat. Otherwise I get hair in me face. More practicality then ritual.

I don't have a set time because I tend to flit about too much. There are times when I tend to write more, but I don't like to stick myself to something.

I always write during study hall no matter what. Even if I only have 2 minutes I will write a few sentence.

I write wherever I can, whenever I need to. I only ever need to write when I'm inspried. Sometimes that's when I'm sitting right at the computer. Othertimes it will be while I'm in bed trying to fall asleep. (Hence why a notebook and numerous pens live next to my bed.) Or like right now, I'm writing on the back of a photograph in my photography class.

As for NaNo, that's different. That's always on my ancient lappy with a giant bag of M&M's near by. XD I just write when it comes to me, and it's always unexpected.

I do my best to write whenever I can, but sometimes it's hard to get inspiration. I love word count goals -- I'm of the school of thought that you can't edit a blank page, so if what I write is total crud, let it be total crud. It's a first draft. I can fix it up later. But I can't fix it if I haven't written it.

I usually set myself a goal of five hundred words in fifteen minutes. I make it perhaps 70% of the time, which is good -- it's certainly achievable, but not easy.

When I'm feeling particularly cruel and I just need to get some words down, I sit facing a doorway in straddle, using the walls to keep my legs pushed out to the sides with a laptop sitting on the other side of the doorway. I don't get up until I meet a word count goal. It hurts like crazy, but it's brilliant. I get word count and work on my flexibility all at once. Ta da!

I wish I had some kind of writing ritual. It would make me sound like a mysterious author or something to people who don't know me...

However, I must admit that I am an exceedingly boring author. The only thing that I do the same is that I try to write at least 200 words per sitting... It does add up though, so I highly recommend it...

~GryphonFledgling

Is ritual my habit to write a prompt?
I means, I google a prompt and I answer it.
I love doing it.