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Post by Deano on Apr 30, 2014 4:22:37 GMT -5
I've recently achieved a sort of milestone in my writing career that has created a very interesting and somewhat surreal experience when working on a first draft.
A few days ago, for the first time, I wrote just over 2,000 words in one hour. Since, I have achieved this a few times here and there when the words are flowing well and the story is really coming alive in my mind. I think we're probably all familiar with the sort of "dream-state" that comes over us when writing, much like reading a good book, whereby an hour or two can fly by as we're writing a scene or chapter.
However, when I'm writing at 2,000 words per hour something else occurs: scenes run at almost normal time in my head as I'm putting them down on the page. It's as though I'm living the scene blow-by-blow in my mind. It's quite an odd experience, but it seems to drive me forward at a remarkable rate of creativity.
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Post by Rinelle Grey on Apr 30, 2014 4:26:18 GMT -5
Yes, I love it when this happens. It's how I managed to type 6k in one day near the endow my novel.
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Post by Deano on Apr 30, 2014 4:32:22 GMT -5
Excellent Rinelle! I normally aim for between 5,000 and 6,000 per day on a first draft, but it's normally spread out over a full working day of about 8 hours. I only wish I could write so fast every day - three hours and it would be playtime!  |
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Post by Rinelle Grey on Apr 30, 2014 4:43:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I wish I could have days like that more often. Some of it was getting up early to write before anyone was up, but mostly it was just that I hit the climax of the story, and knew where I was going. It all sort of flowed.
Usually I only write a k or two, and it doesn't flow like that at all! Will be interesting to see how it reads when I go back over it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 6:02:14 GMT -5
That's how it always works for me as long as I don't actively try to make decisions. All my stories play out in my head like movies and the only real control I seem to have is encouraging a pause to look around while I work in descriptions and occasionally names for unimportant characters. If I let things flow and just try to keep up, everything falls in to place and parts that don't make sense (and at times things I forgot about) will fall together and become connected.
I never paid much attention to word count, though - especially how much I write in a day. No idea how much I get done - but I can say my husband gets frustrated when I get in that mode. LOL It means I'll be short tempered, rude, and likely to tell him to order a pizza if he interrupts for something unimportant. (Who cares about food in the middle of a good scene!?)
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Post by Suzy on Apr 30, 2014 6:50:36 GMT -5
I've recently achieved a sort of milestone in my writing career that has created a very interesting and somewhat surreal experience when working on a first draft.
A few days ago, for the first time, I wrote just over 2,000 words in one hour. Since, I have achieved this a few times here and there when the words are flowing well and the story is really coming alive in my mind. I think we're probably all familiar with the sort of "dream-state" that comes over us when writing, much like reading a good book, whereby an hour or two can fly by as we're writing a scene or chapter.
However, when I'm writing at 2,000 words per hour something else occurs: scenes run at almost normal time in my head as I'm putting them down on the page. It's as though I'm living the scene blow-by-blow in my mind. It's quite an odd experience, but it seems to drive me forward at a remarkable rate of creativity.
Has anybody else experienced this, maybe the touch-typers among us? Yes it does happen occasionally to me. I call it being in the 'zone'. It's amazing |
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Post by vrabinec on Apr 30, 2014 7:41:42 GMT -5
It's a magic place. I call it the 69th dimension. (Don't ask why I picked 69th)
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Post by Daniel on Apr 30, 2014 9:01:03 GMT -5
I'm a touch typist, but I can't seem to unclench my self-editor enough to get that kind of flow. I write a fairly consistent 500/hr. If I have a 2,500 word day (about the best I can do), it's because I had a solid five hours of writing time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 11:17:34 GMT -5
Yes, that's my experience as I write my series. In my mind, I'm living it!
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 30, 2014 11:23:00 GMT -5
Nope. With regrets.  There are times when I can produce a fair number of words in a day, but that's because I spend eight or ten hours writing. It doesn't come quickly or easily. |
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Post by shawninmon on Apr 30, 2014 20:27:16 GMT -5
It's a magic place. I call it the 69th dimension. (Don't ask why I picked 69th) Because you're giving to the muse while the muse is giving to you? |
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 30, 2014 20:53:03 GMT -5
It's a magic place. I call it the 69th dimension. (Don't ask why I picked 69th) Because you're giving to the muse while the muse is giving to you? LOL! Shawn wins the Pub today.  |
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Post by Alan Petersen on May 1, 2014 13:15:53 GMT -5
I've had streaks when I'm in the zone like that, I love it, but 2,000 words in an hour is amazing! I don't think I've hit that ever.
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