What It's Like To Sit Down And Edit
I'm supposed to be editing right now but as a world class procrastinator I think it's a very good time to write something funny on the truth about what it's like to sit down and edit that glorious mess of a first draft instead of actually doing it.
Perhaps the best way to explain it is to simply write down my inner monologue so that you can really get inside my head as I try force you to accept my excuses for not working:
//Arrives home from gym//
Ah that was a good workout, got the blood pumping real nice, should probably use this energy to edit. Yeah! Ima do that.
Okay need coffee first ... and a hot water bottle
//Kettle boiling//
Better check my social, should probably post something too, gotta build that platform.
What should I post?
Yeah I'll do a post about how today is an editing day - coz everyone whats to see that, sure, whatever, just do it.
//Makes coffee and hottie//
Okay just arrange the desk in an aesthetically appealing fashion...
Eh not quite, move this, yes! Perfect! Creative genius alert - you know the fact that worms have to eat this brain one day...
//Takes a few pics//
Okaaay, Instagram...lets see, pick a filter, no, no, no, eh maybe, no ,yes, nice.
Add words "EDITING DAY"
Add gifs
Add hashtags - #writer #editing #caffeineintobooks #books
Yeah that looks good, save that to gallery
//Posts Instagram Story//
Its Tuesday, shop is restocking right now, need to get groceries later, I wonder if the new girl knows that?
//Opens Google Translate//
//Types//
"Store is full today, must go shopping. 13:00"
//Takes laptop to Albanian in the kitchen - points at screen//
//Goes back to desk//
//Opens twitter//
Right cool okay open gallery, get the picture... what am I going to say? Lets post this as a question;
"What do you #require when you sit down to #edit ? For me, it's #coffee , #cookies and #ambientsounds"
//Posts Tweet//
All done! Did the thing, building the platform, go me! Right lets work.
//Opens Word Doc//
Oh wait I need sounds.
//Opens Youtube//
//Sees new vlog by fitness chick I follow//
No, don't get distracted, okay ASMR Rooms... which one though, hmm, no, no, no, eh maybe, no, yes!
//plays video//
//opens word again//
//begins editing//
//sips coffee//
Uhg its cold
LOL, its taken me so long to get going ha ha
I wonder if other people procrastinate as much?
might make a good blog post, you know poking fun at myself...
...yeah okay but after working
//tries to edit//
...how would I explain it though?
//opens blogger//
//starts writing//
It's a bloody miracle I got those 80,000 words down in the first place!
Perhaps the best way to explain it is to simply write down my inner monologue so that you can really get inside my head as I try force you to accept my excuses for not working:
//Arrives home from gym//
Ah that was a good workout, got the blood pumping real nice, should probably use this energy to edit. Yeah! Ima do that.
Okay need coffee first ... and a hot water bottle
//Kettle boiling//
Better check my social, should probably post something too, gotta build that platform.
What should I post?
Yeah I'll do a post about how today is an editing day - coz everyone whats to see that, sure, whatever, just do it.
//Makes coffee and hottie//
Okay just arrange the desk in an aesthetically appealing fashion...
Eh not quite, move this, yes! Perfect! Creative genius alert - you know the fact that worms have to eat this brain one day...
//Takes a few pics//
Okaaay, Instagram...lets see, pick a filter, no, no, no, eh maybe, no ,yes, nice.
Add words "EDITING DAY"
Add gifs
Add hashtags - #writer #editing #caffeineintobooks #books
Yeah that looks good, save that to gallery
//Posts Instagram Story//
Its Tuesday, shop is restocking right now, need to get groceries later, I wonder if the new girl knows that?
//Opens Google Translate//
//Types//
"Store is full today, must go shopping. 13:00"
//Takes laptop to Albanian in the kitchen - points at screen//
//Goes back to desk//
//Opens twitter//
Right cool okay open gallery, get the picture... what am I going to say? Lets post this as a question;
"What do you #require when you sit down to #edit ? For me, it's #coffee , #cookies and #ambientsounds"
//Posts Tweet//
All done! Did the thing, building the platform, go me! Right lets work.
//Opens Word Doc//
Oh wait I need sounds.
//Opens Youtube//
//Sees new vlog by fitness chick I follow//
No, don't get distracted, okay ASMR Rooms... which one though, hmm, no, no, no, eh maybe, no, yes!
//plays video//
//opens word again//
//begins editing//
//sips coffee//
Uhg its cold
LOL, its taken me so long to get going ha ha
I wonder if other people procrastinate as much?
might make a good blog post, you know poking fun at myself...
...yeah okay but after working
//tries to edit//
...how would I explain it though?
//opens blogger//
//starts writing//
It's a bloody miracle I got those 80,000 words down in the first place!
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