tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post619751966955840735..comments2023-11-16T02:21:20.565-07:00Comments on Myself as Written: Progression. It Tastes Good.Charlie N. Holmberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-38150080772348074962010-09-23T09:14:52.942-06:002010-09-23T09:14:52.942-06:00You eat progression?
I like revising better than ...You eat progression?<br /><br />I like revising better than drafting, but I hate all editing in general, so my opinion might not be valid. <br /><br />I usually manage to churn stuff out (prose-wise) that is decent enough it only needs an edit. My problem is I discovery write minor plot points that end up being complete trash, so I have to rewrite it. And I really don't want to (usually there's good bits in that awful section, which makes nuking it hard). <br /><br />Ah, whatevs. <br /><br />As for word count, David above me is pretty much right; so long as you have a goal and keep it, then you are doing your duty. I know lots of part-time authors only write about 500-1000 words a day (John Brown, Larry Correia), so it all works. We can't all be Brandon Sanderson who write like 20k a day. :PNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419408922469359932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-58933986413602168812010-09-22T18:50:10.855-06:002010-09-22T18:50:10.855-06:00Well, your friends aren't responsible for the ...Well, your friends aren't responsible for the quality of your quantity. I won't say it's not a race: quality quantity will always win, but as long as you've written a quality sentence a day that advances the overall plot, you can wear your writer glasses in pride.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701186474452272514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852474824982150984.post-62085963567930732902010-09-22T15:14:48.152-06:002010-09-22T15:14:48.152-06:00I think editing is harder for me, mainly because t...I think editing is harder for me, mainly because the excitement for the story is not as prevalent. The rough draft is new and fascinating, while the revision draft is a return to something I've worked on for hundreds of hours already. Obviously both are important and I don't hate editing (sometimes it can be quite cool to figure out better ways of doing things for a story), but it's easier to put my whole heart into a rough draft. (For me, anyways.)Cholisosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045871264049455969noreply@blogger.com