Tasks For Tuesday

[alexandraerin]

• Finish, proof, and post Tales of MU 464. (1-2 hours)
  
• Begin draft of chapter 465. (1 hour)
  
• Begin draft of of chapter 466 (1 hour) (1/2 hour done!)
  
• Draft some archetypes for AWW (1 hour)
  
• 1 hour cleaning.
  

I'm going to be working concurrently on the next two chapters as I have strong ideas for both, and this'll help me get back to the point I was at when I started doing the Under Construction posts, that of having some padding and doing some writing ahead.

I'm also putting times for each task here. The task lists sort of lose their "punch" for me when the tasks are open-ended, like starting a new chapter... what constitutes a good start?... and when I basically give myself all day to do things. Looking at this, I know I have 5-6 hours of work to do (including one non-writing task I can use to break things up if I get stuck) and I can get them done.

Twice in the past few days I tweeted that I was going to write for one hour, each time near the end of a frustratingly unfocused and unproductive day, when I knew I needed to sleep soon and wanted to have something to show for the day. Each time I got more work done... and better work... in an hour then I sometimes get done in a whole day.

Is this what I've been missing? An element of "clocking in"? When I compare the work ethic I've managed to hold myself to in the past, for creative work as well as drudgery, to what I've managed... I mean, you can't force inspiration, but lack of inspiration isn't half the problem that lack of focus is.

Anyway, it's bed time for me, but I'm getting my tasks for the day up now so they'll be here when I wake up.

Goodnight, sweet internets.