IWSG - March 2018

For anyone who doesn't know, the Insecure Writer's Support Group is a group of writer's who post once a month about their insecurities, and then visit each other to offer help and support.


I finally managed to read through the first draft of my NaNo novel! I mentioned last month that I'd been struggling to read it since I wrote it last July, but this month I just made myself do it. 

Now that I've done that, I get to do the fun part - edits!

This month's optional question is: How do you celebrate when you achieve a writing goal/ finish a story?

I have a few ways that I celebrate achieving a goal, and they mostly involve just enjoying myself or giving myself a treat.

When I finished reading my first draft, for example, I spent a couple of hours playing on The Sims 4, which is a great way to have fun and relax. Reading a book and watching TV are other ways to celebrate - sometimes after working on my own stories it's nice to lose myself in someone else's! Or I'll have a treat, like some chocolate or a takeaway.

Comments

  1. Suzanne Furness7 March 2018 at 07:35

    Glad to hear you managed that read through, Laura. I always enjoy the editing and rewriting more too! Happy writing :)

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  2. Alex J. Cavanaugh7 March 2018 at 12:47

    It is nice to lose ourselves in another story. Now, pass the remote.

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  3. Tamara Narayan7 March 2018 at 14:25

    Chocolate is the best, to me. Unfortunately, I indulge even when I don't have anything to celebrate.

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  4. Caitlin Coppola7 March 2018 at 15:24

    Happy you went back through your first draft! (sorry it's time to edit now). Good luck!

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  5. Cathy7 March 2018 at 16:16

    So glad you finished the read-through. I find that to be excruciatingly difficult. Yay! That's a reward in itself.

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  6. M.J. Fifield7 March 2018 at 16:30

    I like using reading as a reward, too. Especially when it's a book that I've been dying to read.

    And of course, you can't go wrong with chocolate!

    Hope your edits are going well...

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  7. Hilary Melton-Butcher7 March 2018 at 17:41

    Hi Laura - well done on enjoying the read through ... know there are rewards ahead. Good luck for the edits - cheers Hilary

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  8. Cherie Reich7 March 2018 at 19:12

    Good luck with edits! That's a great way to celebrate.

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  9. Mary Aalgaard8 March 2018 at 12:34

    Congrats on finishing the NaNo book, AND reading it. Now, the work begins. Great ways to celebrate!
    Mary at Play off the Page

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  10. L.G. Keltner9 March 2018 at 15:29

    Well done on reading through your book! Good luck with edits.

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  11. Cathrina Constantine9 March 2018 at 20:51

    A read through is essential, now the hard work begins, editing. Good Luck.

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