In which we write like a mo-fo.

[jesshartley]

I have much to make up for on the writing front, as I took last week off to do an editing project (yes, one that actually pays something) and this weekend off for mental health... Yesterday I began writing, but didn't get much done, so I didn't really keep track. So, between the 3rd and tonight, 10 days, I've written about 5600 words, at least 4K of which was today. Unlike the fabulous AuthorM, I had to stay up til midnight to do so, but perhaps tomorrow will be a better day. I currently need to write around 2600 words per day to meet my self-imposed deadline of the end of september for finishing up Venezia. I may actually be shorter than that, as I am quickly getting to the meat of the plot, and I figure that, while my word count says 56% done, I'm closer to 75 plot wise.

So... I'm going to bed.

Comments

[authorm.livejournal.com]

Define what's stopping you from being as fabulous as Me. (snark!)

Is it distractions? Is it brain fade? Or something else?

I found by writing at the coffee shop I vastly improved my production. I also spew. Just write write write. I'll end up cutting some things, editing a lot, but rather than paining myself over words I just get them out there.

Now I found I can write at home, too, but I don't do it on my computer. I use my Alphasmart. It shows only four lines of text and has no internet to distract me. :) So I'm not self-editing as I go along.

And it's like any excercise, the more you do the more you can do!

The best part is, when I've written a solid good 4000 words I don't beat myself up if I want to play the rest of the day, or watch tv, or if I clean my house. Both kids being in school (though roo's only in half days) has really made a difference, too. The house stays cleaner, I'm less stressed, my writing is flowing.

Except like today, when my head hurts and I am wasting time on LJ. LOL

M

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

distractions, I think. I'm prone to check my email regularly (and lj comments like this drop me an auto email, which then pulls me over to lj, which is its own time sink).

I made a concentrated effort to get up this morning and get all of my morning stuff done early (dang, forgot to clean the cat litter boxes. Will have to do that when I stop to do my walking). But it just is so easy to get lost surfing websites looking for floorplans for actual medieval castles so my description of the keep is accurate, or to look up who the patron saint of hounds was so I can build that into the plot.

I'm not sure, maybe I need to switch over to my laptop with no wireless connectivity if I can't make this work, but then I lose my ability to fact check if I need to.

Mainly, I think, I'm just a whiner.

[authorm.livejournal.com]

Oh, the internet. MMMM....*loves internet*

I don't research while writing. I don't check email. I don't check LJ. I don't even look at my computer screen.

In theory.

I have spent many a wasted hour "writing" and by writing I mean piddling around on the 'net at the same time. I don't do it now, and it's HARD ,really hard, to break the habit.

I don't research while writing ,I make a note **check this fact** or whatever and keep going.

You're not a whiner, you're a writer. :)

M