[Bunny #3] Bunny Management

[kalloway]

Just a reminder - this is your community, too. Feel free to use it to ask for advice, vent, commiserate, celebrate, etc.


So. We've been here all month. \o/ We have made our shiny lists and looked at our shiny lists and a few of us have possibly even despaired a bit over our shiny lists before remembering they are shiny lists of awesome things we're gonna write/draw/create/etc.


Let's talk about how things end up on those lists this week.

What makes you add a plotbunny/project/idea to your list and keep it there? Do you write mostly for bingos/exchanges/challenges? Do you take requests? What inspires you? Do you maaaaaybe keep a few more ideas than you should or realize they need a little (or a lot) more work to become a proper story?


And since we're at the last post for the month, it's time for list revision. You are free to look over your list and remove anything that you've realized isn't working for you. There is nothing wrong with keeping all your bunnies, of course, but it is also okay to let go.


This is also a weekly check-in! You do not have to check in, of course, but if you would like to comment on the last week, feel free!


If you have a deadline coming up, you can do it! If you need a deadline, feel free to ask!

Comments

Bunny list and word count

[dialecticdreamer]

First, the bunny list spawned a smaller bunny list: that's the densely interconnected short stories I've been working on since mid-January. (That means I've written over 50K JUST for that set!)

Second, the word count for the month is WELL past my goal. As of last night (21 Feb), I've written 49,518 words JUST in the last three weeks!

Third-- the list. That list intimidates me. Scares me. Worries me. It's an enormous stack of 'not done yet' items I have to prioritize and balance the demands of real life with the need to write.

I am feeling very small and mortal now, especially with real life crap and a previous bout with cancer treatment. How do I balance keeping track of the things I want, desperately to create with the very real evidence that, frankly, living to a hundred won't help whittle down that list?

It's not exactly a treadmill: the current micro-list is all stories I think will be entertaining and enjoyable for the reader, adding up to a challenging, interesting collection that has stretched my writing skills in new ways. But... I've had to add six stories to the original planned six, doubling JUST that list. It's the same every time I tackle the major list, too.

At some point, that starts feeling less than fun.

Re: Bunny list and word count

[the_rck]

I know what you mean about feeling mortal. I've pretty much admitted to myself that I can't possibly write all the things that I want to, so I keep moving things to an 'abandoned' list with the idea that they'll still be there if I suddenly run out of other things to write.

Re: Bunny list and word count

[dialecticdreamer]

I can't seem to make that leap.

Dunno why... maybe I just think that the longer my 'to do list,' the more time I'll have to get it done? (This is patently untrue, and my brain supplies that information regularly, but it doesn't STICK.)

Re: Bunny list and word count

[the_rck]

It's kind of depressing to do, but a lot of my bunnies are things I looked at and thought, "Yeah, someone should write that," rather than things I had a definite urge to write. I think that makes putting them aside easier.

I've also started a list of things that I want someone else to write but know with certainty that I could never manage.