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November 2023 Check-In + Octransfur Reflection
2 years ago
Hey, everyone!
31 stories, 65450 words. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. By all accounts, I should be feeling extremely burnt out, and while I'm feeling extremely tired from all of these stories at once, I can't deny this was the biggest writing W I've had in a long time. After three years of trying and three years of failures not even a third into the challenge, this was the year I managed to clinch a win. Even past all the minor delays, even past all the late nights spent at my computer, even past the weird feet comments, all of this was totally worth it. I think what really did it for me this year was my limit on word counts. In previous years, I kind of just let stories get as long as I could make them in a day, and while that led to some great stuff like my Hollycroft story I ultimately think it gave me a lack of direction that made me fail in the long run. Limiting myself to a short length gave me a clear finish line and ultimately helped me produce more stories. While the quality of the stories themselves did ultimately vary (my knowledge in the subject material definitely varied from day to day and I would be lying if I said I felt on autopilot for some, I think the overall variety in the TFs I did make made this a net good in the end. I've always prided myself in casting a wide net in different characters and interests and this was a great exercise in getting out of my comfort zone, and the sheer number of words I wrote has made me a better writer in general with my work ethic. I'm very glad that the response has been so positive for these as well, especially from the commissioners! I've managed to gain more than 50 watchers on DA and 30 on FA in the past month, probably because posting stuff gives people more things to look at and favorite, who knew? Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the support, everyone.
Now, what comes next for me past Octransfur? I'm not taking a break after this or anything, but I'm almost certainly putting a pause on my commissions for now and I'm gonna go work on a bunch of stories I've needed to write for a while. This challenge has motivated me to keep the productivity going, though I'm probably scaling back to 1000 words per day for stories that will be more than 2000 words. Keep on the lookout for any stories I'll write after this. After this show of sheer quantity, I want to work on quality and refine my style, start editing my stories to a more developed degree, and work on things I'm most passionate about right now. Believe me, I have a ton in store that I'll enjoy writing, and I hope that you will too. See you on the flipside, and peace out!
31 stories, 65450 words. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. By all accounts, I should be feeling extremely burnt out, and while I'm feeling extremely tired from all of these stories at once, I can't deny this was the biggest writing W I've had in a long time. After three years of trying and three years of failures not even a third into the challenge, this was the year I managed to clinch a win. Even past all the minor delays, even past all the late nights spent at my computer, even past the weird feet comments, all of this was totally worth it. I think what really did it for me this year was my limit on word counts. In previous years, I kind of just let stories get as long as I could make them in a day, and while that led to some great stuff like my Hollycroft story I ultimately think it gave me a lack of direction that made me fail in the long run. Limiting myself to a short length gave me a clear finish line and ultimately helped me produce more stories. While the quality of the stories themselves did ultimately vary (my knowledge in the subject material definitely varied from day to day and I would be lying if I said I felt on autopilot for some, I think the overall variety in the TFs I did make made this a net good in the end. I've always prided myself in casting a wide net in different characters and interests and this was a great exercise in getting out of my comfort zone, and the sheer number of words I wrote has made me a better writer in general with my work ethic. I'm very glad that the response has been so positive for these as well, especially from the commissioners! I've managed to gain more than 50 watchers on DA and 30 on FA in the past month, probably because posting stuff gives people more things to look at and favorite, who knew? Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the support, everyone.
Now, what comes next for me past Octransfur? I'm not taking a break after this or anything, but I'm almost certainly putting a pause on my commissions for now and I'm gonna go work on a bunch of stories I've needed to write for a while. This challenge has motivated me to keep the productivity going, though I'm probably scaling back to 1000 words per day for stories that will be more than 2000 words. Keep on the lookout for any stories I'll write after this. After this show of sheer quantity, I want to work on quality and refine my style, start editing my stories to a more developed degree, and work on things I'm most passionate about right now. Believe me, I have a ton in store that I'll enjoy writing, and I hope that you will too. See you on the flipside, and peace out!
