tnt: write or die

[azuire]

Reminders: Editing Post and Week 2 Topic! :D

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Last year's NaNoWriMo introduced me to Write Or Die, an incredibly useful program for getting up to a wordcount within time limits. For people like me, who are constantly distracted by other things on the internet, it was a lifesaver, even if it has annoying music. I also regularly write with paper and pen to avoid the aforesaid internet problem.

So, how do you combat distractions while writing? Share away! and remember, if you have ideas for a TnT discussion, feel free to PM us.

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Anti-Distractions

[solumin]

I absolutely have to have music to write. Usually I listen to classical, since all the words are usually either in Latin or German, if there are words at all. But I'm very good at distracting myself.

Actually, I could probably function with just non-articulate background noise. I was in a creative writing class with a lot of idiots talkative people, so there a constant buzz of words while I was writing. It worked out somehow. What's interesting is that I need music while I'm driving because it helps me focus. I don't know why, it just does. I think it distracts the part of my brain that doesn't like to shut up.

Write or Die is fun! I've used it a couple times and didn't hate what I had written, so I consider it a success. I don't think I would use it for something like NaNoWriMo though. Write or Die is better for one-off stories, not for long projects.