The most number of words I’d written is 5.5K. It
was a good day and I got a lot of sleep, but in common days I could only do 4K.
I wrote the first part of my book 3 in just two weeks and that’s 4K to 8K per
chapter. Now I’m not saying it’s already perfect, I’m saying it’s the first
draft where some of the tenses are wrong and there are unspeakable sins in
grammar and word-play. You’ll laugh at
it, you’ll burn it if you’re a grammar-nazi… it’s just plain unacceptable!
The thing in being a new serious writer is that one should be
a draft-mule. Work on drafts and sore your ass on that seat, numb your fingers
and blur your eyes in the hours of looking at that screen. And the last thing
is write fast. You could only achieve this by kill your internet and locking
yourself in a prison—okay, that’s a little extreme, so maybe your… room? Be in
a complete silence, or, if you prefer, have a music that can stimulate your
brain. Don’t look at the word count of you Word goddamit, just think of the
thoughts you’re magically transforming into digital ink. It is in a way, magic.
It would hard at first but, man,
once you get going you already have a thousand words in less an hour. It’s not
impossible as long as you stay away from all distractions and you’re willing to
stay focus… (Did I just say man?)
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