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Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:48 am
by Elizabeth Ann West
Hi all,
So I'm back from my self-imposed maternity leave.To get started, I cleaned out my In Progress folder. It's a place where I put unfinished articles, or articles I am not 100% happy about and want to revisit. Well, it's tough for me to find time to revisit those when I get busy writing for other projects. Since I just came back from hiatus, I figured I might as well take a peak.
So far, I have submitted 3, and have some ideas for new articles.
So if anyone else is in a mid-week writing slump, try cleaning out your In Progress folder, or work on any of those article widows you have laying around. It might just be their time to shine.
Re: Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:40 pm
by cashwriter
I have an "ideas" folder that contains empty, partially drawn up or needing-editing articles. Sometimes all they've got is a title, but it keeps me from forgetting that I want to write about it. Right now, I think I only have one thing left in there, but I'm not in a slump yet, so I'm sure it will build over time and give me fodder for my brain-hiatus times.
Re: Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:20 am
by Zabrina
Totally guilty here... I have nearly 80 files in my in progress folder!
I didn't think I had
that many... I'm working on clearing them all out, writing/finishing/submitting a few at a time.
Re: Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:59 am
by Lysis
I have a bunch too. I've had ideas that I've thought are so brilliant after a glass of wine. When I come back to them the next day, I ask myself what I was thinking.
Re: Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:02 am
by Zabrina
Haha! I don't drink, but I act like it when I'm exhausted.
I was going to post an example of the awful ideas I come up with at times, but I was too embarrassed. I'm down to 78 ideas... because I keep coming up with more! How annoying.
Re: Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:35 pm
by Phil
Please do not heap abuse on my poor lil head. But until I read this thread I never thought about an in progress folder. I did have a couple of drafts over on eHow that I finally polished off. I should try this. Oh wait, I am seriously hurting for ideas ... Time for more coffee.
Re: Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:52 pm
by Celeste Stewart
Don't worry, soon, you'll have more ideas than you'll be able to write
Re: Clean Out That In Progress Folder
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:57 pm
by Phil
Celeste Stewart wrote:Don't worry, soon, you'll have more ideas than you'll be able to write
From your lips to Gods ears. Thanks.