tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830804.post112791802502417852..comments2024-01-11T16:29:17.626-08:00Comments on Teri Brown Writes!: Another chapter downTJ Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06140694185848604747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830804.post-1128000061665229042005-09-29T06:21:00.000-07:002005-09-29T06:21:00.000-07:00I think that's truly admirable that you can do mor...I think that's truly admirable that you can do more than one writing project at a time. Maybe because I haven't had to do it (yet), it seems to me like it would be difficult to focus on more than one writing project. On the other hand, maybe it's like being in school and having 5 different subjects with 5 different papers to write, huh?Cherlyn Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830804.post-1127966863099525062005-09-28T21:07:00.000-07:002005-09-28T21:07:00.000-07:00Let's try that again. Sorry.How many words do we a...Let's try that again. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>How many words do we average per day? That question haunts me, because I keep thinking that I'd be a lot happier with myself if I were even a little bit consistent. During my first few rough drafts, I aimed for a chapter a day (3,000-4,000 words). But I can't do that seven days a week. Some days I can't get a thing done. <BR/><BR/>In my rush to finish my last rough draft, I actually wrote over 4,000-5,000 words a day for four straight days. I still don't know if they're any good, though, because I haven't looked at it since I finished it. I'm dreading that part.<BR/><BR/>As for rewriting? I'm slow. Waaaay too slow. Just a couple of chapters a day, because I agonize over it. I analyze my rhythm, exchanging words for synonyms I think flow better in the sentence. <BR/><BR/>The thing that's so fascinating about a writer's output is that the figures vary drastically from person to person, even among full-time, published authors. Some can really crank it out for months at a time, then have to take a month-long breather. Then others are slow and steady, but need far less rest.<BR/><BR/>And then there's Gena. I'm sure flames spout from the tip of her pencil as she hand-writes all those stories. And I bet she doesn't even notice. Or smell the smoke.Rachel Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508377027354833779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830804.post-1127966580122584622005-09-28T21:03:00.000-07:002005-09-28T21:03:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rachel Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508377027354833779noreply@blogger.com