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HAPPY OCTOBER! 🎃
🕑 Added 2021-10-01 14:04:08 +0000 UTCWhether this is the start of your spooky season or your month of prep or just another 31 days lumped together, I'd like to welcome you to my favorite time of year.
As I was thinking of what I could to honor this month, I realized that no matter what, this Spooktober's experiment needed to be something that scared me.
So below you have 2 options, both of which terrify me for different reasons. For additional context...
Option 1, Night Owl Writing Routine: This would mean I more/less completely inverse my schedule. My Twitch streams that are currently at 10am will become 10PM (also the 1:30pm will be 1:30AM - AHHH) and I probably wouldn't start writing until 6pm. I'd love to hear from some other night owl's so I can finagle a routine that seems ~reasonable~ to them (because no matter what I am scared at this prospect). Perhaps I could even have some night owl guest stars on some streams???
Option 2, Patreon-Exclusive, Line a Day Update: Once upon a time, I did daily NaNoWriMo vlogs. This is, unsurprisingly, A LOT on my mental load and I've decided it's best not to do them anymore. HOWEVER, as I am starting NaNoWriMo early, one of the things I'd love to bring back from daily vlogs of olde is the "favorite line of the day" segments. Even back then, some days I had a hard time sharing a favorite line and so then added a LEAST favorite line. But this month, I'd like to challenge myself to analyze my work as I'm writing it to come up with a favorite line each workday and share it with y'all. This would also be my first foray into a Patreon-exclusive video where I don't post it anywhere else.
I'll check back after this weekend to see the results! (And will make sure to record my favorite line today - eek! in case y'all choose that one.)
Thanks so much y'all! Happy writing & happy spooking! 👻
Comments
Sharon Muha
I’m a night owl by nature (my natural fall-asleep time is between 3 and 4am, and my natural wake-up time is noon-1pm), and I wouldn’t recommend changing your schedule so drastically. I now have to get up each weekday at 7am to take my son to school and end up “catching up” on sleep during the day. The problem with that is that regular doctors’ appointments also have to happen during the day, and I can’t make them too late into the early afternoon because I have to do the afternoon school pickup thing. I truly would not recommend messing with your natural daily rhythms. You won’t get a ton of info out of only three days worth of experimentation except being tired and not feeling/doing your best. We’re a month-and-a-half into the school year and I’m still not up to my previous levels of productivity and working out that I was last school year when it was 100% remote.
Sue Olsen
For the three night stream and a drink 🥃 as well 😈
