Hi sweetie! I hope I can help.
First of all, and this is a little embarrassing to admit, but my
life outside of this blog is not too complicated. I mean, yes I have one but
mostly my day to day existence consists of getting up, going to work (being an
adult, boo!), coming home and either writing or if I’m dead exhausted binge
watching Netflix, playing video games, reading or sleeping. Not that any of
those things are wrong, I just yeah, not too much going on (although somehow I
feel I’m busy, but I digress).
So, as far as managing my time, I don’t really have a set
structure for that. I usually leave it as a goal to at least write SOMETHING
every day (even if it’s just an outline) but even that doesn’t always happen. I’ll
probably be better able to answer that question after my events because DAMN I
filled my plate but I didn’t want to leave you hanging that long.
I’m a full fledged adult
(boring I know) so I no longer have homework, projects or sports occupying my
time. Truthfully, it would probably be better to fill my time with more “outside”
things but I’m enjoying my hermit time. That being said, it makes it a little
more challenging to answer the question of time management because my time is
taken up I’m sure by very different things than yours.
So, what I’m trying to say I
suppose is, the issue of time management isn’t really a cut and dry question.
Writing for a scenarios blog is pretty much a hobby and a hobby, since it is
not obligatory, is easy to fall to the way-side when other things crop up.
Just don’t beat yourself up
about being busy and responsible. Write when you can write, there’s nothing wrong
with that.
As for the issue of just
getting to writing or finishing stories, you could ask yourself a few questions.
Are you tired? Do you not have inspiration? Maybe struggling with writer’s
block? Are your other responsibilities impeding on your writing time? Is there anything
you can let go of in favor of writing?
I try to make consistent use
of the queue option so that I have content posting every day (even multiple
times) without me needing to be there. But, of course, I have to generate the
content for that to happen which leads into your next questions about how I
feel about my writing and what to do when I’m not satisfied with my work.
Overall, I feel good about my
writing. I started out writing multi-chapter Bleach fics so I have generated A
LOT of words over the past year and a half. Even before getting into fanfiction
I had a strong vocabulary, read a lot and was able to express myself coherently
through both written and spoken word. That being said, I’m also pretty critical
of myself and try to improve when and where I can.
If I really am just not
satisfied with something I write, I just let it sit for a bit, even if someone
is waiting for it (request wise). I’d rather they wait and get something I’m
confident about than just “anything”. If I go back to it and really still don’t
like it, I’ll start from scratch. It sucks but I’m usually happier for it.
Here is a link to a post I
gave full of writing tips that may be helpful as well.
As for your work, what are
you insecure about? The ideas? The vocabulary? Grammer? Structure? Try to pin
down what about it is bothering you and then research how to fix it. I mean,
for scenario blogs the standards range vastly and you’ll probably be surprised
by how much someone LOVES something you think is ‘meh”.
I hope this helps and if you
have any other questions or even want to reach out to me on DM off anon, I’m totally
open to that.