tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post4405639180712920983..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Giving UpUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-81472444906944982392013-09-15T10:23:36.514-05:002013-09-15T10:23:36.514-05:00Brian - I enjoy the experimentation I've done ...Brian - I enjoy the experimentation I've done this summer. Truth be told: I'm looking for a solution that is repeatable. Still looking for it.<br /><br />Dana - When the summer started, just writing every day was my goal. I gave myself a threshold of 500 just so I wouldn't fall into the "Hey, I wrote a paragraph today." rut. As the summer wore on and my typing speeded up, I bumped it up to 600 in July, 700 in August, and, as of now, I think that I can achieve 1,000/day. A couple of times was a struggle, but I did it. Words may not be great, but I prefer pushing myself. As I wrote in the piece, I have this mentality that I'm behind in my writing career. I feel the need, the urge to catch up. I plan on finishing this sophomore book by the end of the month. [I've started thinking of these two books in 2013 as 'my first two' and leaving the 2006 book as the aberration.] My only question now is do I do a shorter work in October or charge ahead and start another novel. Even I don't know that answer.<br /><br />Joelle - I certainly agree about daily writing changes. It's one of the reasons why I don't have a set routine or set place to write. I write anywhere. I've also been experimenting with writing in the same room as my wife after the boy is in bed. It hasn't been too difficult so far, but we'll see.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-66252283739428102892013-09-14T21:35:31.012-05:002013-09-14T21:35:31.012-05:00My kid is 5. My writing habits change every day be...My kid is 5. My writing habits change every day because I'm a mom first. Writers change and shift when they have to. So, yep...you're a writer no matter how many words you write every day. The important part is to write:)Joelle Charbonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608552691748018256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-6076997108083757302013-09-14T21:34:17.103-05:002013-09-14T21:34:17.103-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-86113639773388166252013-09-14T15:01:10.113-05:002013-09-14T15:01:10.113-05:00I'm an evening writer. After work, after dinne...I'm an evening writer. After work, after dinner, but before I'm too tired.<br /><br />Something else to consider: don't let yourself get hung up on an arbitrary number of words. Maybe 500 is all you can get on a weeknight; try for 1,000 on weekends, if you have more time then. The trick is to keep moving forward; how fast doesn't matter nearly as much.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-70910555862344106502013-09-14T09:06:45.111-05:002013-09-14T09:06:45.111-05:00Sometimes finding our way takes some experimentati...Sometimes finding our way takes some experimentation. I'm a night writer too.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620367133264855090noreply@blogger.com