most productive day ever

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

Well, today was actually my second most, by raw wordcount: 8400 words first draft, writing from about 16.30 in the afternoon to about 1.30 in the morning, with I'd guess somewhere under an hour's break for dinner.  (This may or may not seem less good contexted with hardware problems that mean I essentially have not been able to write for three weeks).

My all-time record is 10,500 words, June 20/21 of 2004, Saturday lunchtime to 9.30, going out to see a show that didn't happen after waiting around for it for an hour, getting home furious just after midnight, and writing for three more hours. (I count that as a day. YMMV.)

So what was your most productive individual day ?

[blgarver]

Nice.  I think my most productive day was like 5 pages.  Don't recall how many words that is...2000 or something?

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

Nice.  I think my most productive day was like 5 pages.  Don't recall how many words that is...2000 or something?

I don't count pages; software's not consistent on it, and most markets note their preferences in terms of word count.

[blgarver]

I count by pages for my own purposes.  I know I can get x number of words into so-and-so many number of pages, so it keeps me from checking Word Count constantly.

[Richelle Mead]

That's a nice haul on word count!  I can hit that when I'm cruising, but it wakes up my hand/wrist injuries.  Lately, I've had the luxury of keeping a 2-3k pace per day, which I like quite a bit.

My record is 13k after a night of prescription stimulants, Fruity Pebbles, and no sleep.  I was crazy by the time it was over.  I will never do that again.  Never. Again.  Don't do it, guys.  No, I'm serious. DON'T.

[Dread Pirate Sayessa]

That's a nice haul on word count!  I can hit that when I'm cruising, but it wakes up my hand/wrist injuries.  Lately, I've had the luxury of keeping a 2-3k pace per day, which I like quite a bit.

My record is 13k after a night of prescription stimulants, Fruity Pebbles, and no sleep.  I was crazy by the time it was over.  I will never do that again.  Never. Again.  Don't do it, guys.  No, I'm serious. DON'T.

Fruity Pebbles and prescription stimulants?  Does it warn you in the Drug Interactions to avoid Fruity Pebbles??

And I will take your advice to heart!  (Since I don't eat Fruity Pebbles this really isn't as difficult a thing to avoid as one would think.)

[the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh]

Fruity Pebbles and prescription stimulants?  Does it warn you in the Drug Interactions to avoid Fruity Pebbles??

And I will take your advice to heart!  (Since I don't eat Fruity Pebbles this really isn't as difficult a thing to avoid as one would think.)

Likewise, it is a really bad idea, when you are used to absently nibbling chocolate-covered raisins out of a bowl and actually putting away a fair few of them over a few hours' working, to have a bowl of chocolate-covered espresso beans in a place where you might do that with them.

[blgarver]

Those beans are hard core.  The first time I ate them I munched half a box, thinking "Oh man these are tasty."  without thinking about the fact that they are caffiene incarnate.  That was a long evening.

[Dread Pirate Sayessa]

Likewise, it is a really bad idea, when you are used to absently nibbling chocolate-covered raisins out of a bowl and actually putting away a fair few of them over a few hours' working, to have a bowl of chocolate-covered espresso beans in a place where you might do that with them.

...ouch.


My only comparable story is the time I absently ate an entire bag of Skittles while watching Seven (Se7en?  The one with Brad Pitt--yeah IMDB says Se7en...) and even though it was a movie theatre size, I usually don't finish a bag in one sitting.  I'm not much of a sugar person.  I was soooo hyper then nauseated, it wasn't fun.  And no, it wasn't from the grotesqueries in the movie, as I am not bothered by that sort of stuff.

[Richelle Mead]

Stop this talk of delicious sugary food.  I'm dieting.

Oh my god. Chocolate espresso beans...chocolate anything...

*drools*

[SCARPA]

I seem to write in small bits and spurts. Sometimes only a few hundred words in a shot. It works, but slowly. I am currently rewriting a 60,000 word draft into an 80,000 word manuscript. I am learning to consider sucess in terms of context than quantity. I do think its important to be consistant with the time I spend though, even if its only a little bit each day.

[LizW65]

So what was your most productive individual day ?

I don't actually rate my productiveness (is that even a word?) in terms of wordcount; I base it on getting through a difficult scene, solving a continuity problem, or closing a plot loophole you can drive a truck through, but my typical output for one session is 5-6 pages double spaced, 10 point Courier.

[Uilos]

Considering I'm Greener than the Hulk when it comes to writing, I've not had most experiences. I thank God and several other deities that I've had the chance to write. But my best sofar was for my Advanced writing course. I had a chapter of my Novella to finish and I did roughly 5-6 pages, single spaced, in a span of 4 or so hours. Afterwards, I promptly had my aneurysm, regrouped, cleaned the blood from my nose and read to see if it was legible and coherent.

[Uilos]

Considering I'm Greener than the Hulk when it comes to writing, I've not had most experiences. I thank God and several other deities that I've had the chance to write. But my best sofar was for my Advanced writing course. I had a chapter of my Novella to finish and I did roughly 5-6 pages, single spaced, in a span of 4 or so hours. Afterwards, I promptly had my aneurysm, regrouped, cleaned the blood from my nose and read to see if it was legible and coherent.

Actually, I just topped myself. 8 pages double spaced, and it's all coherent and makes sense.

Now, excuse me...

/passes out

[twinswin123]

I don't actually rate my productiveness (is that even a word?) in terms of wordcount; I base it on getting through a difficult scene, solving a continuity problem, or closing a plot loophole you can drive a truck through, but my typical output for one session is 5-6 pages double spaced, 10 point Courier.

I believe that it is productivity. But close enough.

Ya I base success on getting more than what I had originally planned on written in one sitting.