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most productive day ever
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
Well, today was actually my second most, by raw wordcount: 8400 words first draft, writing from about 16.30 in the afternoon to about 1.30 in the morning, with I'd guess somewhere under an hour's break for dinner. (This may or may not seem less good contexted with hardware problems that mean I essentially have not been able to write for three weeks).
My all-time record is 10,500 words, June 20/21 of 2004, Saturday lunchtime to 9.30, going out to see a show that didn't happen after waiting around for it for an hour, getting home furious just after midnight, and writing for three more hours. (I count that as a day. YMMV.)
So what was your most productive individual day ?
blgarver:
Nice. I think my most productive day was like 5 pages. Don't recall how many words that is...2000 or something?
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: blgarver on July 27, 2008, 03:52:54 PM ---Nice. I think my most productive day was like 5 pages. Don't recall how many words that is...2000 or something?
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I don't count pages; software's not consistent on it, and most markets note their preferences in terms of word count.
blgarver:
I count by pages for my own purposes. I know I can get x number of words into so-and-so many number of pages, so it keeps me from checking Word Count constantly.
Richelle Mead:
That's a nice haul on word count! I can hit that when I'm cruising, but it wakes up my hand/wrist injuries. Lately, I've had the luxury of keeping a 2-3k pace per day, which I like quite a bit.
My record is 13k after a night of prescription stimulants, Fruity Pebbles, and no sleep. I was crazy by the time it was over. I will never do that again. Never. Again. Don't do it, guys. No, I'm serious. DON'T.
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