Thanks! I'm probably a scene from being done with the chapter and I've hit a sleepy wall. So, something to start up tomorrow I guess.

I'm glad you've gotten a few paragraphs in though, the streak is alive! Starting a new chapter is always hard, it either comes really easily to me or I stall on the same chapter many times before finally finishing it.

I say, take a break and look at it with fresh eyes. Catch up on sleep instead. That's what I'm telling myself, lol.

Yay, good for you!!

I have not had a good writing day.  I only wrote about a paragraph this morning, and then I went to my parents' house this evening, so I'm just now trying to get back at it.  I've written a couple more paragraphs, but I don't see it being a productive evening.  Hopefully tomorrow will be better.  I just started a new chapter, so I think once I get into the scene I'm writing, it will go faster.  I'm just not quite to that point where the words are flowing yet.

Good news y'all, I've actually caught up on my daily word count a bit and have almost written an entire chapter today. I'm just finishing it up! It's not the one I thought I would write, but at least it's something.

How'd everyone else's writing day go?

I'm usually team stemless wine glass anyway, so this is perfect! In a few weeks, a bunch of BSB kitchen stuff will appear on our doorstep and hubs will be concerned, lol.



Same. Tea is for sick.

That's what I was thinking, the plug would be a deterrent if you wanted to move around the house. I wish I could be a coffee sipper if it stayed warm the whole time, but I usually end up gulping it down because my brain says, "Ooh, this is delicious! Must drink as much of this as possible at one time!" lol I'm not a big iced coffee drinker, the warmth is one of coffee's key characteristic s for me.



That's about where I'm at. Ready to sit in bed and ponder tomorrow's last scene for this chapter or start channeling AJ and Howie for the start of the next chapter.


I wonder what that fourth story is that decided not to be trendy... lol. I'm kidding, I know it's me. PNecklace probably needs its own banner at some point instead of just keeping PBox's banner...

lmao. I told Mare that when it first got posted, plus the very long summary. I think of all the rules to go slightly lax on in slow times, the banner/summaries length one is it.

Wow, the Kevin & Nick story trend is going strong!  Three out of the four stories on the Most Recent page have Kevin and Nick on the banner.  (One of the banners is also ginormous - not sure if that's something you still care to moderate or not, Mare.)

They have a new stemless one on their site now: https://store.backstreetboys.com/collections/accessories/products/pink-i-wine-it-that-way-wine-glass  The one I have is from last year; it has a stem and white writing, but is the same design otherwise.



I'm not a tea drinker either.  Only once in awhile when I'm sick will I drink tea.

I have a mug warmer, but I don't use it very often - just one more thing I have to find a place to plug in.  I should get a USB or battery-powered one.  But on the weekend, I just make a bigger cup of coffee and put it in an insulated tumbler so it stays warm for hours.  I like the ones with straws for iced coffee.



Absolutely!  Days like this where I'm too tired to write much, I can still think about it as I'm lying in bed, and sometimes that helps me wake up with new ideas and inspiration.

I've tried it for cleaning, but not for writing. Or, not the pomodoro version. I guess I timed how long it took me to edit a chapter of PBox once to compare actual writing time with dicking around. I have not tried that for brand new writing on a PNecklace chapter yet, so perhaps it's something to explore.

I agree with you, it feels great to have a productive writing day and it's motivating to keep the productivity going. Wanting to write the story and interact with the characters always gets me excited about continuing to write. I don't know that I would do two NaNos for anything but a PBox&Co story. I think back when their rules were stricter and fanfic was a bit taboo, let alone working on a partially started project, PBox was the only other one where I had an even remotely higher word count. So, I guess I'm here for my little demon buddies, lol.

I love the days where I have enough of something to write myself a little note about it for later, even if it's not a full scene. Then sometimes it does turn into a full scene with fresh eyes.

lol! I think I missed that when it was for sale, alas.



I get that. I'm definitely done with my coffee within 30-40 minutes every day, an hour at most. I wish I could get more into tea because I like the idea of sipping hot drinks all day on principle, but coffee is just easier to make, tastes better, and has more caffeine.

One of my roommates was a more leisure sipper, so for Christmas I got her one of those coffee mug warmers, she absolutely adored it. Could be the solution to your mug problem.



I loved those cute straw ones, but they're just so impractical compared to a water bottle. Travel coffee mugs, same. Easy to drink out of, difficult to spill.

I was perusing on my phone and not computer, so I did not grab the link, my bad everyone who also likes adorable things for their houses with great puns.

lmao that is clever for the NSYNC one.

I have never tried the timer method.  I'm not sure if it would make me more productive or just make me feel stressed and under pressure.  I guess it's worth a shot next time I find myself focus failing.

What gets my butt in the chair is knowing what a good mood it puts me in when I have a productive writing day.  I love writing [fanfic] and the feeling I get from it.  I look forward to that, but the only way to get that feeling is to sit down and put words on the screen.  It helps when I am emotionally connected to the story and excited about what's coming up in it.

Thinking and daydreaming are definitely important parts of the process.  That's how you get that emotional connection and how you keep the excitement alive, even when you can't write.

Yes, it's one of the wine glasses from their site that says "I wine it that way." LOL

I'm more of a leisurely sipper when it comes to coffee, so it always gets cold if I put it in a mug.  It's fine for before school, when I have to drink it fairly quickly while I'm getting ready, but not so great for a morning marathon writing session.

I also looked on Etsy and was disappointed by the lack of BSB tumblers I liked!  I am also somewhat picky about tumblers; they have to have a lid that is easy to drink out of, but not easy to spill.

I had to look up the kitchen towels.  Here they are for anyone else who's interested: y=backstreet+boys+kitchen+towel&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search _click=1" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/listing/764265630/dont-go-baking-my-heart-backstreet-boys?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_quer y=backstreet+boys+kitchen+towel&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search _click=1  I have a problem with buying way too many cute kitchen towels, but the fact that it's BSB and has a clever pun... yeah, I may need one.

Also, kudos to the creator of this NSYNC towel that also came up in my search: y=backstreet+boys+kitchen+towel&ref=sr_gallery-1-11&organic_search _click=1" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/listing/941407446/a-nsync-hand-towel-design?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_quer y=backstreet+boys+kitchen+towel&ref=sr_gallery-1-11&organic_search _click=1  "Don't leave dishes *NSync." LMAO