1. The time is scheduled. I feel obligated just because it's in my datebook. I feel even more obligated if I announce that I have a writing date on Twitter or similar.
2. If I don't show up, my fellow writer will be annoyed.
3. If I show up and don't write, the date will be a failure.
4. If I don't show up, or show up and don't write, then I have to tell people I wimped out.
5. I always feel better after I've added wordcount.
So, essentially, a writing date shames me into writing. There are other reasons for writing dates, for instance seeing a writer friend, but right now, making myself write is the main reason for me.
So you actually go somewhere and write together? I've noticed a couple of my writing buddies announce on Facebook that they're writing, but each from their own homes.
ReplyDeleteI haven't written anything since the beginning of June.
Yep! That way, neither person can be distracted by, say, their laundry.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that you wrote as two people. I thought you were one person.
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Cathleen
LOL!
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