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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
« Reply #30 on: February 20, 2012, 05:15:10 AM »
Had total brain constipation yesterday and got a word count of pretty much 0  :(

Fortunately, today worked out a lot better for me. I managed to knock out 3500 words. This brings the running total up to 39K on my current project. I'm exhausted right now but feeling a bit more accomplished.

I was up late last night doing pretty much the same thing.  Between 3-4k lasts night.

Life's just been dragging me down.  Plus I don't have as clear an idea on my sub-plots for the sequel.

Anyway word count up to 52.8K written for Admiral's Gambit.

Hopefully last night was a sign and I'm back on task.



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« Reply #31 on: February 21, 2012, 01:30:50 PM »
Ack I've been a bad otter, I haven't written a damn thing in two days, and you guys are busting out three thousand words a night. *facepalm*

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« Reply #32 on: February 21, 2012, 06:35:04 PM »
oh not feel bad i have life interfering and am not able to right till serten peaces of school work are compleated this eans i have not writen anything majorely more than 100 words in a week err its frustrating as when i can not wright my best ideas come to me

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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
« Reply #33 on: February 21, 2012, 11:46:18 PM »
Ack I've been a bad otter, I haven't written a damn thing in two days, and you guys are busting out three thousand words a night. *facepalm*

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Don't feel bad I missed a day and then only popped out 2.8k last night.  Life is just a bugbear sometimes.


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« Reply #34 on: February 22, 2012, 12:43:05 AM »
the problem is that I second guess myself so much while I write that I end up only getting a few hundred words down a day when I actually get around to writing.

Though it does not help that the only time I have to write is in the evening or weekends which is also the only time I have for friends and other fun stuff.

Sometimes wanting to be a writer sucks lol but I wouldn't want to be anything else.
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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
« Reply #35 on: February 22, 2012, 12:56:43 AM »
the problem is that I second guess myself so much while I write that I end up only getting a few hundred words down a day when I actually get around to writing.

Though it does not help that the only time I have to write is in the evening or weekends which is also the only time I have for friends and other fun stuff.

Sometimes wanting to be a writer sucks lol but I wouldn't want to be anything else.

got to give yourself permission to write the crud and then come back later, when its all finished and polish it up.


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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
« Reply #36 on: February 22, 2012, 02:49:19 AM »
Right, getting the first draft down is the hard part....

After that, rewriting, and refining....well, that's even harder... :D

But seruously -- write and worry about making it better once you have something to work with. I have a mess of short stories and two novels that are partially written just for that reason....

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« Reply #37 on: February 22, 2012, 12:14:28 PM »
Worse comes to worst, you can throw out entire scenes that you don't like and rewrite them with the first draft as practice behind you. As they say, the most important thing is to write and worry about finesse later.
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« Reply #38 on: February 22, 2012, 05:52:19 PM »
finished the important school work
now can get back to the fun writting reading what i have and find i have a hole seen that has to be rewriton sigh ohwell oviusly was not a good day when i wort it now must go back to the dawring board for that seen
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« Reply #39 on: February 22, 2012, 06:55:48 PM »
After a long time, back to work on Merlin's Legacy. Right now, it's finishing it, then worrying about all the changes I'm going to have to make. Still, at 90,000+ words, it's not a bad size.... ;D

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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
« Reply #40 on: February 23, 2012, 01:15:52 AM »
After a long time, back to work on Merlin's Legacy. Right now, it's finishing it, then worrying about all the changes I'm going to have to make. Still, at 90,000+ words, it's not a bad size.... ;D

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Reve that engine turtle man!  90k is more than respectable.  Don't let those rabbits get you down!  (anyone like my cheesy references to the tortois and the hare?  Been doing lots of bed time stories for the kids ;) )



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Re: The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
« Reply #41 on: February 25, 2012, 09:41:14 AM »
Didn't write any thing Thurs... I Went to Santa Fe for research, and food. Walking old battle fields (The battle was fought 332 years ago.) can be tough when the cars keep trying to run you down. But the beer was good.

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« Reply #42 on: February 26, 2012, 01:37:17 PM »
just finished the first draft for chapter five of my second book in my curent univers  ;D

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« Reply #43 on: February 26, 2012, 01:39:27 PM »
Added 1500 words last night. Hope to add about the same tonight. We'll see.
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« Reply #44 on: February 26, 2012, 05:51:29 PM »
fixed a few plot holes sorted out basic plane for my books ending witch is good
got some people to bata read by first book (the start of it at least)
good luke with your writting everyoone