I feel like I am chickening out a bit.<\/p>\n
I’ve been having a hard time making my word count. Part of it is that I don’t start writing until nine at night. Now, by then, I’m tired.<\/p>\n
Lotta people with day jobs who are morning people1<\/sup> will get in their word counts the second they get home from work, and not emerge from their creative caves until they get their writing done.<\/p>\n I did that on my last book, but my living situation was a little different — for one, I had more time with my kids than I do now. I’ve been saving my writing time for after nine in the evening because of this.<\/p>\n I have several options. I could choose to write 500 words a day. That’s an easy word count to make, let me tell you!2<\/sup> I could go back to hitting the word processor the second I get home, doing my word count, then <\/em>socializing!<\/p>\n If I cut back to 500 words a day, I don’t get my first draft done until sometime in February. \u00a0 My original schedule had me done in late October\/early November.\u00a0 If forcing myself to meet the more intense goals meant I was writing crap, though, I’d be cutting back and screw how long it takes.\u00a0 Thing is, when I’m forcing myself to write, I write better. \u00a0 It goes against a lot of fluffybunny “writer advice”.\u00a0 Funny thing is, I don’t see the professionals I actually read<\/em> giving it. \u00a0 <snerk>\u00a0 Which is really my answer, innit?<\/p>\n 1<\/sup> And oh, God, am I a morning person! I feel like I am chickening out a bit. I’ve been having a hard time making my word count. Part of it is that I don’t start writing until nine at night. Now, by then, I’m tired. Lotta people with day jobs who are morning people1 will get in their word counts the second they … <\/p>\n
\n2<\/sup> I seem to recall it was James Michener’s daily word quota, and he seemed to do all right in the prolific department, I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"