Daily word counts of famous authors
Stumbling across this article listing the daily word counts of 39 famous authors this morning was a good thing. I’m always curious how productive the pros are. And it’s nice to see the wide range (500 - 6,000 a day, we’ll consider Michael Crighton an outlier with his 10K words a day!). The vast majority seem to clock in somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 words a day.
Also related - Ten Daily Habits that make a good writer
Flannery O’Connor calls it “the writing habit,” others call it a daily practice, like meditation, like yoga. We know a regular practice, done with intention, can have a powerful effect on our well being.
Here’s a short-list of the “10 Habits”
1. Eat Healthfully
2. Be Physical
3. Laugh Out Loud
4. Read
5. Cross-Fertilize
6. Practice Spirituality
7. Pay Attention
8. Give Back
9. Connect With Another Writer
10. Write
Also related - Ten Daily Habits that make a good writer
Flannery O’Connor calls it “the writing habit,” others call it a daily practice, like meditation, like yoga. We know a regular practice, done with intention, can have a powerful effect on our well being.
Here’s a short-list of the “10 Habits”
1. Eat Healthfully
2. Be Physical
3. Laugh Out Loud
4. Read
5. Cross-Fertilize
6. Practice Spirituality
7. Pay Attention
8. Give Back
9. Connect With Another Writer
10. Write