Progress notes: 3rd February 2007

Words for the week: 10,364

Writing was the same pattern as previous full weeks – I managed to write extra words from Monday to Thursday, which allowed me to have a slack day on Friday. It feels weird, still, since I’m so used to pushing myself to the limit (Hey, I can do 10k a week? Let’s try 20k!) but I have to do this. I need to pace myself.

One of the themes of late in the writing blogosphere has been how quickly people write. I see people who write 1,000 words in eight hours of work, people who write ten times that in less time.

Me? On a good day, I can get 2k done in an hour. We’re talking first draft here – I just sit down and let it all flow. I had a couple of days like that this week, where it all came easily. The rest were difficult. Pulling teeth. I hate those days.

It’s easy for me to get caught up in jealousy about what other writer accomplish in their time. And I have to keep on reminding myself that once upon a time, I could do that as well. I could write 2-3k after working a full day and not break a sweat. Nowadays, my body has other ideas, of course. Damn lupus.

Mirrored from Stephanie Gunn.

Progress notes: 3rd February 2007

Words for the week: 10,364

Writing was the same pattern as previous full weeks – I managed to write extra words from Monday to Thursday, which allowed me to have a slack day on Friday. It feels weird, still, since I’m so used to pushing myself to the limit (Hey, I can do 10k a week? Let’s try 20k!) but I have to do this. I need to pace myself.

One of the themes of late in the writing blogosphere has been how quickly people write. I see people who write 1,000 words in eight hours of work, people who write ten times that in less time.

Me? On a good day, I can get 2k done in an hour. We’re talking first draft here – I just sit down and let it all flow. I had a couple of days like that this week, where it all came easily. The rest were difficult. Pulling teeth. I hate those days.

It’s easy for me to get caught up in jealousy about what other writer accomplish in their time. And I have to keep on reminding myself that once upon a time, I could do that as well. I could write 2-3k after working a full day and not break a sweat. Nowadays, my body has other ideas, of course. Damn lupus.

Mirrored from Stephanie Gunn.