Back in July, Rob asked me in comments: The place I currently get hung up when it comes to being more prolific is the plotting/planning stage. I can write fairly quickly and cleanly, but it takes me a while to plot out a new book, especially if it’s the first in a new series. All […]
Last week’s log: MONDAY: 0 words TUESDAY: 8,833 WEDNESDAY: 6,476 words THURSDAY: 6,116 words FRIDAY: 7,615 words For a total of 29,040 words for the week. Last week I gave you the impression that I was under severe pressure to get things done before the end of the year. Actually, before December 11, when relatives
Weekly Log – October 23 – I’m Done. Read More »
If you keep word count logs–and if you aspire to be a prolific writer you absolutely should be keeping word logs–then you have probably noticed that over time your word count per hour slowly diminishes. There are a few reasons this happens. Because there is no pressure while you are writing, you get slower
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Last week’s log: MONDAY: 0 words TUESDAY: 0 words WEDNESDAY: 6,268 words THURSDAY: 5,230 words FRIDAY: 11,751 words SATURDAY: 0 words For a total of 23,249 words for the week. The word count and zero days speak for themselves. Two things: One — The weekend before last was Canadian Thanksgiving, and the house was full
Weekly Log – October 16 – Double Ugh. Read More »
Strategy Number Five: Organization and Structure This is the last of a six-part post series on defeating resistance (with a small “r”). To start at the beginning of the series, click here. Let’s get straight into the organization and structure hacks that will help you sit down and write when you say you want to,
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Last week’s log: MONDAY: 3,837 words TUESDAY: 5,931 words WEDNESDAY: 6,790 words THURSDAY: 561 words FRIDAY: 7,565 words SATURDAY: 2,597 words For a total of 27,291 words for the week. Not brilliant. I knew the week would be rocky. Thursday took a hit because I wanted to cover blog posts and production over the long
Weekly Log – October 9 – Ugh. Read More »
Strategy Number Four: Motivation Hacks In the past few weeks we have looked at your mindset, the trick of just starting and adjusting your environment to induce you to sit down to write. Ultimately, there comes a point where you make a decision to write…or not. Before you even reach that decision point, though, there
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Last week’s log: MONDAY: Plotting next book TUESDAY: Plotting next book WEDNESDAY: Plotting next book THURSDAY: Plotting next book, plotting Nov 11 novelette. FRIDAY: 5,346 SATURDAY: 4,626 SUNDAY: Production, Nov 11 Novelette. The teeny word count really doesn’t portray how jam-packed this week was. I got the next full novel on my production schedule plotted
Weekly Log – October 2 – Made It. Read More »
Strategy Number Three: Environment. How did you go with just starting? In part four of our series on defeating resistance, this week I’m looking at the environment where you write. Sometimes, you have no control over the physical environment in which you write. The local coffee shop is going to be noisy, although there
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Last week’s log: MONDAY: 7,839 TUESDAY: 7,305 WEDNESDAY: 8,169 THURSDAY: 6,104 FRIDAY: 9,255 SATURDAY: 11,737 (Finished book) For a total word count of 50,409 words for the week. Another really good solid week. I finished the book on Saturday, which now puts me only nine days behind my production schedule. The next book on the
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