i thought about entering that, but seems I'd have to quit my job to have enough time or else I'd have to be OK with lesser quality writing.. Good Luck!
Ever noticed how 4 or 5 thousand words per day is easy when you start on something...and after a week, you're proud of yourself if you manage 2000 words?
Ha Ha! Paulius, I wish 4 or 5 thousand words per day came easily to me at any point during the writing process.
I write quality (what passes for quality for me) at the rate of about 1000 words a day. Any more than that, and it's drivel. Just gives you a hint of how good the NaNoWriMo novella is. Or how good it isn't.
Lucky you. I'm still stuck at the half-way mark. Granted, I've had some technical problems this month which distracted me, but that's no excuse. I seriously doubt I can whip up about 6000 words a day between now and Nov. 30.
Well, maybe we just have different writing styles.
When I write, I go flat out, and don't worry too much about anything (including clarity, punctuation and sentence structure).
Then, when I finish the story, I put it in a box for a week, don't even glance at it...and then at the end of the week, when I've got a little distance, I go back through it and edit it.
Then once I'm through editing, I put it away for a week, then do the process over again.
The week gives you enough 'distance' to see your story with new eyes, and just by getting a lit down on paper helps keep your enthusiasm up.
i thought about entering that, but seems I'd have to quit my job to have enough time or else I'd have to be OK with lesser quality writing.. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteHmm, it'll be a stretch.
ReplyDeleteEver noticed how 4 or 5 thousand words per day is easy when you start on something...and after a week, you're proud of yourself if you manage 2000 words?
Ha Ha! Paulius, I wish 4 or 5 thousand words per day came easily to me at any point during the writing process.
ReplyDeleteI write quality (what passes for quality for me) at the rate of about 1000 words a day. Any more than that, and it's drivel. Just gives you a hint of how good the NaNoWriMo novella is. Or how good it isn't.
Lucky you. I'm still stuck at the half-way mark. Granted, I've had some technical problems this month which distracted me, but that's no excuse. I seriously doubt I can whip up about 6000 words a day between now and Nov. 30.
ReplyDeleteLizard, from what little I know if you, you seem formidable.
ReplyDeleteI think you can do it, I still fear you might beat me!
you can definately do this.
ReplyDeletethe question becomes: will you?
:-)
Well, maybe we just have different writing styles.
ReplyDeleteWhen I write, I go flat out, and don't worry too much about anything (including clarity, punctuation and sentence structure).
Then, when I finish the story, I put it in a box for a week, don't even glance at it...and then at the end of the week, when I've got a little distance, I go back through it and edit it.
Then once I'm through editing, I put it away for a week, then do the process over again.
The week gives you enough 'distance' to see your story with new eyes, and just by getting a lit down on paper helps keep your enthusiasm up.
Paulius, I do the write-and-put-away thing too.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I worry constantly about clarity, punctuation and sentence structure.
I'm getting a little better with all my recent practice, but I'm very anal about the whole process.