hiiiiii!!!

[kittylefish]

i know i've thought of a bunch of things i've wanted to post at various times over the past few days, but the only thing i can think of right now to say is that i've been continuing my writing streak, writing for at least half an hour every day, for 20 days now, and i've written 500+ words on every day except one, when i got home late and i was

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[mimimanderly]

Congratulations! According to popular theory, you are ten days away from instilling daily writing as a habit!

As for nanowrimo, don't sweat the word count. It's more important that you actually do it than that you worry about the quantity of words. Quality trumps quantity every time.

One of the writers whose blog I follow mentioned the books of Alan Watts as being what propelled her to write every single day. I haven't read him, but thought I'd give mention, in case you want to check him out.

Continued success!

[kittylefish]

and now i am 8 days away, lol. and i love alan watts!

it's funny because quality trumps quantity is the opposite of the school of thought that says the first draft should be birthed quickly, lol. i have in the past tended to do a lot of revising as i go, and so i'm trying just getting it down, and then there will be the revision process to look forward to, lol. it's different. the next book i want to get of his is writing in overdrive, which will help me write even faster, apparently.

but i definitely don't feel like i have to 'win' nanowrimo. it doesn't feel like a realistic goal for me personally while i have a pretty much full-time job. but it will spur me on, so that's a good thing. :D

[teddyradiator]

Hurrah for writing! The book you mentioned sounds really good. I'm always afraid to read books on writing, because I'm afraid I'll realise that I'm doing everything all wrong and I'm a total failure. I really need to work on that.

[kittylefish]

you know, teddy, he's not really saying anything about how to write in this book. he basically lists common fears about writing and then skewers them and tells us why they don't matter and shouldn't stop us. and he uses lots of examples of successful writers who had that same fear, and how they dealt with it. it's a really cool book. i think you might really enjoy it, and it might help you deal with some of your own niggling fears. *hugs*

[teddyradiator]

Thank you for that - I'll give it a look, for sure! ♥

[ex_logospil]

Go you! :-)

Writing in Overdrive is fantastic. The author wholly endorses my "write your first draft like your pants are on fire" approach ;-)

We'll be doing NaNo together! Wee!

[kittylefish]

i really want to get writing in overdrive. i have a visa gift card that just might be used for an amazon shopping spree, lol, so i can get it.

and yes, we will be doing nano together, though my goal is less ambitious than yours, lol. i did 'friend' you over there. ;)

[brithistorian]

Good job keeping up the writing habit! Regardless of how much or how little you writing, writing consistently seems to be the key to getting things done. Fredrik Pohl made it through his entire career by writing 4 pages a day, every day.

I'm hoping to get back to writing soon, if I can just force myself to put in the butt in seat time. I'm planning to write something for Snape Fest - maybe having some sort of outside expectation will help me to get started.

[kittylefish]

that book i mention - write fearlessly - talked about the fear of finishing, and that just made me realize that it was now or never, you know? like, put up or shut up, lol. my plan was to do half an hour a day, every day, the idea being make the goal easily attainable. once i start writing, it's easy enough to then make my 500 words a day goal, which requires a little more than half an hour most nights. the key was really picking a small goal that was easy to do - the half hour. and then also, just realizing that i could spend the next ten years thinking 'oh, i want to finish that story some day,' or i could just apply butt to chair and write, lol.

snape fest sounds like a good way to get back into the groove. i wrote a little something for snupin santa to get my feet wet again.

[brithistorian]

Glad to hear you found something that works for you. :D