I decided to write 1 hour of artistic text every day. This is my Writing Marathon.
The whole process will be recorded on video and posted on my YouTube channel.
In this way, I plan to make my own experiment for myself, to test myself, to get into the habit of writing regularly.
Marathon conditions
The text I’ll be working on all this time won’t be finished outside the video. That is, it will be written only for the record and absolutely the entire process of the appearance of this work will be publicly available (provided that the lights will not be turned off for a long time).
Maybe someone will be interested to see how the text appears. Maybe no one needs it. I do not care.
Quick start and finish
I wanted to and started very quickly. For now, the first part is ready, the 64-minute video is on my channel.
I write in Ukrainian, so English-speaking guests can simply watch the process, but I will post a text translation on the site (but it is not accurate).
The main goal is to get into the habit of writing every day
Being in public gives me confidence and prevents me from relaxing. No one follows me now, but what difference does it make. I do it primarily for myself. The fact that it is freely available is a sufficient argument for me to act decisively.
Impromptu
When I started this writing marathon, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to write about. I specifically caught such a moment when my head was free of unnecessary thoughts, sat down, turned on screen recording and began to write.
In 60 days, I will have a certain amount of text. There is a desire to make it complete, so that by the end I will already be working on the end of the work. But let’s see how it goes.
Blackouts
I do not rule out a situation when I physically will not have the opportunity to write every day, because there is a war in Ukraine, and we are bombarded by fucking muscovites every single day. In many cities, the lights are regularly turned off. Me too, but so far this is enough time to do everything.
Even without light and communication, I can write (I talked about this separately), so the marathon will continue even with a blackout, but without video recording.
First impressions
In general, I like two moments, or even three, in this challenge.
First, I give myself absolutely no space for rejection or additional thought. From the moment the idea appeared to the first steps of its implementation, approximately 10 minutes passed.
Doubts about the necessity of such a phenomenon arise, but I very quickly remind myself of the undeniable advantages and immediately feel better.
Second, I do what I have to do. I write. And it doesn’t matter what exactly. I am inside the writing process, and this is the most important thing for me right now. Blogging is a separate topic, and it is only partially related to writing.
Third, I will have a finished piece in a while. According to rough calculations, the volume will drag on a spacious story. I might want to extend it to 90 days or even 100. I’m not concerned about the quality at all. This is a complete impromptu from the idea to the text itself. I don’t even think about it in my free time (although, frankly, it’s very difficult and certain thoughts arise from time to time).
Results
Part of this will overlap with my previous challenge, when I posted something to the site every day (and continue to do so, by the way, for 42 days in a row). That is, I will have two challenges at the same time, and it looks powerful now and captivating, even for such a calm person like me.
I don’t know if I will have time to do posting the translation of the text into English every day, but at least the videos will appear regularly.
