The Best Ways to Procrastinate Writing

Hi everyone!
If you're a writer, you know that you procrastinate writing more than you actually write.

At least...I do...XD

So, to help you procrastinators, here are some of my top favorite ways to procrastinate writing----
 

1. WATCH THE YOUTUBE!!!

Guys, I happen to have a crazy YouTube addiction. It's so bad that my sister and I have taken a full week off from YouTube videos. It's torture, but tomorrow is the last day!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOUTUBE ON SATURDAY!!! XD

If y'all want some new channels to subscribe to, here are some of my faves-

Rhett and Link + Good Mythical Morning

Blimey Cow

Studio C
Jordan Taylor

Adler Davidson

They're all very clean and I haven't heard any of them swear before. Blimey Cow, Jordan Taylor, and Adler are Christian, Studio C prides themselves on their clean comedy, too. Rhett and Link haven't sworn, but they'll occasionally have VERY mildly suggestive things in passing.;)

2. Make a post about writing!

I do this quite a lot. It's so much easier to make a post saying how hard writing is than actually WRITING, AMMIRITE?;)

3. Pinterest 'til your brain falls out!
I may or may not do this all of the time...BUT IT TECHNICALLY COUNTS AS RESEARCH, RIGHT???

4. Do something masked as "productive"!
You know how it goes- you sit down at your computer and stare at the blinking cursor. Suddenly, everything that you have ever wanted to do before pops into your brain.
HEY! It's been a while since you've played the piano, why not do that for an hour?
HEY! You're falling behind in your German course, go do that!
HEY! Remember how five years ago you had that one fun app on your mom's iPad? GO DOWNLOAD THAT AND PLAY IT UNTIL IT'S TEN O'CLOCK AT NIGHT! (not productive, but something I've thought of before, I'm sure.XD)
You get the gist.XD
5. Plot!
This has to be the most deceiving way to procrastinate, because you can say that it is technically "writing". I do this so much, saying that it's fine...but I'm really just procrastinating.XD

6. Hermit.
What's better than hiding away from your writing? NOTHING!! There's nothing better than moaning and crying in your bed whilst wrapped in a blanket hiding from all civilization. Trust me.

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Can you relate to any of these? What are the ways that you procrastinate?;) I have to say that YouTube is definitely my main way.XD
-Emma-
HAS ANYONE SEEN THE NEWEST ROGUE ONE TRAILER?! I AM DYYYING!
Update on Glazed: I drew the picture a couple days ago, and it should be up hopefully on Saturday.:D

Thoughts Had During Writing Days

Hi everyone!
If you're a writer, you know how crazy it can get when you have writing days...all of the things said, thought and done...

I thought it'd be fun to compile a list of all the crazy thoughts that occur to me while I have a writing day...

*clears throat*
I hope you can relate.

 

Okay, okay...where am I in this story?
Riiight...that's where I left off.... No wonder I stopped writing....

MMMMM....CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!!

Okay. Time to get some real writing done.

How do I even write this?

*presses enter* That seems like a good start. LOL!

*begins to think about other things as I try to figure out my story*

Oh gosh, Obi-Wan and Anakin. Kill me now.

WRITE, EMMA!!!!!!!!

"I'll feed you a chocolate chip if you write." *eats chocolate chip* *doesn't write*

I need Jaclynn. She would help me stop procrastinating...

*writes five words* GOOD EMMA!!!!

*clickety clack* *clickety clack*

Owwww...My shoulders hurt...

*sits up and stretches*

*begins to feel that I should just hermit and not write...*

Ughhh...I can't hermit with the door open. *glares* Why is it always open???

 AND WHY DON'T I HAVE THE FORCE TO SHUT IT?!?!?!?!

*checks Pinterest* Why is there The Hunger Games pins in my feed? I haven't even watched that!

UUUUGGGGHHHHH...I should write. BUT I DON'T WANNA! *cries*

When will Jaclynn FaceTime me???? I NEED COMPANY!!!! Ooh, and chocolate.

I need inspiration. I need to read about people who write so I can be jealous and motivated. XD

Oh my gosh. Katie Grace says that writing the book is the easiest part. I'm doomed. O.O

*covers head with a blanket* I'm gonna hide from the real world.

Sigh...I'm gonna write now.

My computer is melting my chocolate! NOOOOO!!!

Now that I've read every post ever written by anyone, LET'S TRY TO WRITE!!! *screams into pillow because I really really don't wanna* (P.S. I scream into pillows. Fun tidbit about me)

I CAN'T WRITE WORDS.  HOOOOWWW??? I DON'T WANNA!!

My pillows are trying to steal my blankets...I wonder if my pillows are conspiring against me...?

"I know you're conspiring against me," I whisper to my pillows.

*sees my wallpaper* *groans*

I don't want to....I D-O-N-T W-A-N---I think you know where I'm going with this.

I have written a few sentences.

I should just become a sewer worker. Then I could be at a job I would enjoy more than writing....

YAY! Jaclynn can FaceTime!!!!!

Ick. HANGNAILS ARE THE WORST!

How do people love their stories so much? I like mine, but I also hate it. I hate it very much.

I am trying to write 2,500 words. 'Tis very hard. I've been at this for like four hours. UUUUGHGHHGHHGHGH!!

There's chocolate on my keyboard...

Writing isn't THAT hard. *laughs crazily*

I need food. I've barely ate today... *goes and searches for food like a hermit* (which means I'm slouched and look like a scavenger) LOL!

"I want to hermit so hard it will literally burst my organs."

"I'm a nun!"

"It doesn't really matter, Jaclynn, because everything we do at this age in life is stupid."

I just word warred for fifteen minutes and got 558 words...nice... I'm like 58 words away from my goal today!

I reached my goooaaaaalll!!!

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I hope you enjoyed some of my thoughts and craziness...;) I reached my goal, so YAY!XD I've been plotting for NaNoWriMo (I'M DOING IT THIS YEAR OHMYGOSHHHH!), so today I wanted to try to have a day where I wrote 2,500, which is roughly around how much I would have to write if I were to go for the 50k...It took me forever. Like, all day. I really got stuff done once Jaclynn and I started warring! LOL! I guess I'd have to war against myself a lot during NaNo...O.O LOL! But anywhoo...I've got a NaNo post coming up soon!:D

 

Lately I've been coming up with so many post ideas on here, I wish I could post twice a day.XD

-Emma-



Why Summer Totally Kills Hermiters Like Myself

Guys.

I can not keep quiet anymore.

The hermiters are suffering.

Because of the stinking summer.

The summer is totally killing hermiters and here is why.

THERE'S A BIG BALL OF FIRE IN THE SKY!!!!!!!!!

Hermiters are not used to this, guys. This Ball of Fire heats up the whole world, and we are forced to take cover under rocks and other cool places. It really puts a cramp in our style. We can't hermit if it's not comfortable to live in our rooms under a blanket. Ammirite?

PEOPLE EXPECT YOU TO GO OUTSIDE IN THE 1,000,000+ DEGREE WEATHER!!!!

Can you believe this????? Like, CAN YOU??? They expect you to go out and melt off all your skin until your bones turn into slush and you fall into a puddle of what used to be a happy hermiter. I don't know about you, but count me out.

 

YOU CAN'T WEAR THE FLUFF STUFF OF ALL COMFORTABILITY!!!!

I'm talking blankets, sweaters, cardigans, hoodies, practically everything THAT IS GOOD IN LIFE!!!

You can't wear it and feel happy. You sure as heck can wear it, but you feel as if you've made the worst decision of your life. Ever.

 

(one of my latest drawings of me as a Sith! XD)
AS A HERMITER I MUST DO SOMETHING TO KEEP ME ENTERTAINED, BUT I CAN'T DO MY USUAL STUFF BECAUSE IT'S 1,000,000+ DEGREES OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!

Drawing? No. I don't want to sweat all over my drawings. Write? I can't because the computer will OVERHEAT. Cry for winter? No, because then I would be dehydrated AND DIE!!!!

 

So there. Those are the reasons why hermiters like myself can't do what they were born to do in the summer.

God, You are all-wise and love us all so much, but seriously, please, make winter come early. PLEASE.

-Emma, the Hermit-

 

Guys, this post was so dramatic, like, I can't even handle how crazy I am.XD XD

Sometimes the Weather Does Pretty Amazing Things...And That is When I Hermit...

Hi everyone!

IF I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU YET, IT IS GETTING COLDER WHERE I LIVE! YAYYYY!

Last week it was especially cold and rainy, which is PERFECT hermitting weather. So that's exactly what I did...after I took pictures...;)

I had gone out into my backyard and the sunset was truly beautiful, I had to take some pictures to at least try to remember it's gorgeousness. It didn't work, but I still think the pictures aren't half bad.;) 

I could just see the storm clouds growing, the different dark shades all blending together was breathtaking.:) 

I saw a chance to make a "creative" attempt at photography.;) 

*sigh*

My body doesn't know what to do with my gangly limbs. My fingers look so awkward.XD 

The sky opened and it looked so beautiful!:) 

 

Now, it was beginning to rain, so I had to set up a hermit nest right at a window. It was glorious feeling the cold wind bursting through the window and writing my little heart out.:)

This is my nest. I had two or more blankets, maybe four or five pillows, and I loved it. I had a fan blowing on me just for that extra cold.XD 

That night was so fun. I wrote in the cold and dark (I got upset when someone turned on a light) and I soaked it all in.;P

OOOOH!!!! AND GUESS WHAT? I finished the first draft of Glazed! That means that once I edit it, I can post it!:D AAAAND....I GET TO START WRITING ANOTHER PROJECT!

I kept telling myself that I couldn't start another story until I finished one of the three I had started. Hehehe....;)

I have two story ideas that are really begging to be let out. I am leaning more to the dystopian one in my head, but the other one is about birds with different abilities/powers. I have more of a general plot with the dystopian story though, so I will probably end up doing that one before the bird one.;)

 

I hope you enjoyed this post!:)

-Emma-



How To Hermit - A Guide To What I Spend The Majority Of My Life Doing

Good Morning!

Wait.

It's 7 at night?

Crud. CRUD!

Where did today go? I must have spent the whole day hermitting!

What is hermitting, you ask?

Well.

I intend to show you.

 

 

Okay, so beware, I am in a really crazy mood right now! And it's very exciting!;)

Hermitting-

The act of being a hermit

 

Some days, I just have to hole up in my room and hide away from the sunshine. I occasionally will make my own renditions of songs, like I turned Let it Go into a song about hermitting....Ah....Good times.;) And I want all of you to enjoy this fun activity as well, especially since fall and winter are approaching, which is the best time for hermitting! So here is the run down----

 

 

 

* Attire *

 

Yoga pants or sweat pants. (This is a huge part of hermitting! Pajamas are also encouraged)

 

Sweaters (Best in fall/winter)

 

Socks or slippers if you want something on your feet.;)

 

 

* Location *

Location is a very important part of the hermitting experience.

My personal favorite location is a nest on my bed!;)

Making a nest is really easy, you put a big blanket onto the bed, then add some pillows, and a trusty stuffie. Sometimes you will need an extra blanket if it's cold.;) 

My stuffed animal of choice is Bing Bong, he smells amazing, I love it!:) 

 

* Activity *

You have to figure out what you're going to do while hermitting. Sometimes it's OK to just hermit to hermit, but a lot of the time we want to do something while we hermit! My favorite thing to do is write (it helps to hermit while writing OR FAN GIRLING because it's easy to focus), but you can draw, read, listen to music, write, blog etc,.;)

 

Here is a helpful illustration showcasing my friend, Luigi- 

You can click it to blow it up.:D

 

I hope you liked this post and tell me if you have any plans to hermit soon! Or if you already do hermit!;)

-Emma-