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Murphy's Stunt Double:
Do any of you have a regular system/schedule for your writing? What is it? Do you sit down and type ... say... 2000 words a day? Or do you block out a few hours of time and just go for it until your time is up? I'm *trying* to finish a 50,000 word non-fiction book and I'm having such a hard time even getting started every day. What do you all do to get yourselves back at it day after day?
King of De Nile:
Every day, I write a scene. Some are very short, such as a few days ago where it was around 700, while others strecth out. Tonight, I'm writing the first face-to-face between my protagonist and antagonist, so I expect a relatively long one. Now, if they would just settle down and decide which is which, I would be truly happy...
black roses:
Currently at 20,000 on pg. 46 and growing. :D
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Murphy's Stunt Double on May 01, 2007, 08:52:05 PM ---Do any of you have a regular system/schedule for your writing? What is it? Do you sit down and type ... say... 2000 words a day? Or do you block out a few hours of time and just go for it until your time is up? I'm *trying* to finish a 50,000 word non-fiction book and I'm having such a hard time even getting started every day. What do you all do to get yourselves back at it day after day?
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I don't work every day. I work almost every Friday, from the time I get home from work, and have eaten, say 6.30ish, usually until 1 or 2 in the morning. This normally gets me three thousand words a week or so. If you have a day job, writing every day can be hard and I do not believe there is any point trying to make yourself write when you are too tired to do so, as I often am mid-week.
Of this year's two new projects, one is about 30,000 words, the other about 4,000.
Cyclone Jack:
2k per day, rain or shine. On good days all 2k is usable. On bad days it's mush.
But it gets clickity-clacked into existence, regardless. :D
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