Sigh! The writer's conference is fast approaching and I do not have my novel anywhere near finished. So I am implementing the tried and true goal of writing 2000 words/day. I read of this in King's book On Writing. He writes 2000 words a day. Period. No ands, ifs, or buts about it.As a task oriented person, I can grasp hold of this. I can do this. I might not write the greatest 2000 words, but I am getting my thoughts on paper. I am moving forward in the daunting task of completing an entire novel. I am...well...I'm writing a book and I have a plan to do it. The amazing thing is, if you write 2000 words a day, you can write 60,000/month. That, my friend, is a lot of words. That is half a novel (and if my math is wrong, well, I'm a writer for a reason!)
When Stephen King was asked how he writes a novel, he said, "One word at a time." How is that for encouragement. As writers, who can't write one word at a time. We all can. Now some can phrase them better than others, but we can all accomplish our goals if we just plod along faithfully, diligently, patiently, and honestly.
For all of you who desire to write a novel, just do it.
Another thought from the tub,
Lori
3 comments:
Good job, Lori!
I find I work best at about 1300 words a day because of childcare commitments and sheer burnout. Angela Hunt says she does 6,000 words a day! Isn't that amazing?
I can't do 2K a day because after a month, I just grind to a halt and I can't write anything for about three months. ;-)
My recommendation? Keep track in a spreadsheet and graph it as you go along so you'll see your progress visibly. It's amazing what happens when you feel you need to feed the spreadsheet. ;-) If you're interested, I have one of those at my weblog: http://philangelus.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/a-lame-day-for-the-writer/
I'm so excited! I won't get 2000 words a day. Maybe 300 today and 5000 tomorrow. I'm just that kind of girl, you know.
Good words; just do it! That's so true. So often I find that we and my friends procrastinate on things that we really should just do like when I wanted to start a Bible study,I was told the best way is to 'just start one' and still I have not, but my sister did and I'm enjoying hers. Good notes of wisdom Lori. Plus that was a cute chuckle thrown in there about '...if your math is wrong then that's why you're a writer.' Silly and cute Lori! LOL :D
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