A report from the front lines. Just hit a little over 6,000 words so I'm running high on fumes of imagination. What is really working from me this time around is word sprints. Word sprints are about what you imagine. Set the timer and pound it out. No stopping for spelling, grammatical or changing your mind (yeah, you). That's the idea anyway.
I did my first set on Sunday at a Write-In I attended (oh, yeah I'm official this year) and was able to crank out 800 plus words in 15 minutes.If your a competitive soul, by all means try and beat me (you probably will).
The reason I like the word sprints is it's another way to break the novel writing marathon into manageable blocks. You have to write 1,667 words. Sound impossible? Sit down and write for 5 minutes. Shake it out. Go again. You'll hit the word count sooner than you think.
Keep an eye out. In a few weeks, I'll start bemoaning how much I hate my life and words.
Until then, happy writing!
I did my first set on Sunday at a Write-In I attended (oh, yeah I'm official this year) and was able to crank out 800 plus words in 15 minutes.If your a competitive soul, by all means try and beat me (you probably will).
The reason I like the word sprints is it's another way to break the novel writing marathon into manageable blocks. You have to write 1,667 words. Sound impossible? Sit down and write for 5 minutes. Shake it out. Go again. You'll hit the word count sooner than you think.
Keep an eye out. In a few weeks, I'll start bemoaning how much I hate my life and words.
Until then, happy writing!
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