Little Things to Do with Your WIP

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Sometimes you want to work on your WIP when you don’t have much time (during school, work, out on errands, etc) so here are quick, easy, and little things you can do with it when you can’t actually write/plan in-depth. I’ve also included websites and links as jumping off points. 

1. Create a playlist based on the WIP or a character/relationship
2. Brainstorm possible titles/chapter names (my post about titling format examples and a deep dive into two-word titling) 
3. Write a journal entry/letter as one of the characters
4. Research very specific things about the setting/history, lore, clothing, hobbies/vocations, etc of your story
5. Deep dive into a category of worldbuilding (I have posts on WB here, here, and here) 
6. Create a mood board for the setting, a character, or entire story on Pinterest or Canva (Some examples for countryside, city at night, summer abroad, and the coast)
7. Write down dialogue for a therapy session your MC might have
8. Design a section of a character’s room/home using pictures, descriptions, or drawings
9. Research names and meanings (The way I find OC names)
10. Write down a dream/nightmare a character might have
11. Take a personality test as your MC
12. Write a fortune cookie for each MC/side character
13. Research actors/models/etc if you’re still creating physical descriptions for characters (I recommend using IMDb) 
14. Research mannerisms, habits, and quirks to enrich characterization (I wrote some down here.)

Hopefully these things help you satisfy your itch to work when you can’t exactly work. Happy writing!