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alexandraerin2,500 words today. Man, that used to be what I'd consider to be average and now it's... well, if this is not the worst full writing day I've had since near the beginning of January, it's close. And because I have some very reassuring readers out there, I want to be clear: I don't feel bad about this. I had a "bad" day in terms of word flow but that's a respectable output by anyone's measurement.
At a little bit after 6, I saw myself as being within striking distance of the finish line on the Other Tales story I was writing, but I wasn't fully satisfied with it. It lacks the pop and sparkle of a lot of recent chapters, and even though it's got a fan favorite character (or at least Vera seems to be emerging in that direction) and I'm sure people would enjoy it as written I don't want to slide by on what I can get away with, quality-wise. As much as I'm dedicated to a predictable and steady schedule, I'd rather "get away" with transgressions in that area.
The thing that most of the recent updates have in common is that the actual writing was done in two days, but mostly in one day... I write the bulk of them, and then on a later day I go back over them and then post them. And I think that's part of why they've been so strong.
One thing about writing is that you can only get so far with a plan. Some times you need to take a step back and look at where things have been heading and what's been emerging, and figure out what needs trimming and what needs polishing and what needs a little more sunlight and room to grow. Even when this is only the difference between decent and good rather than terrible and good or decent and great, it's still a difference.
At a little bit after 6, I saw myself as being within striking distance of the finish line on the Other Tales story I was writing, but I wasn't fully satisfied with it. It lacks the pop and sparkle of a lot of recent chapters, and even though it's got a fan favorite character (or at least Vera seems to be emerging in that direction) and I'm sure people would enjoy it as written I don't want to slide by on what I can get away with, quality-wise. As much as I'm dedicated to a predictable and steady schedule, I'd rather "get away" with transgressions in that area.
The thing that most of the recent updates have in common is that the actual writing was done in two days, but mostly in one day... I write the bulk of them, and then on a later day I go back over them and then post them. And I think that's part of why they've been so strong.
One thing about writing is that you can only get so far with a plan. Some times you need to take a step back and look at where things have been heading and what's been emerging, and figure out what needs trimming and what needs polishing and what needs a little more sunlight and room to grow. Even when this is only the difference between decent and good rather than terrible and good or decent and great, it's still a difference.