tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post259488920895816379..comments2023-12-26T18:33:04.681-08:00Comments on Writability: Guest Post: Not So FastGabe (Ava Jae)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-67905268007449188602014-06-27T15:01:16.817-07:002014-06-27T15:01:16.817-07:00Whoa? Every 4 months? That's crazy! I mean, if...Whoa? Every 4 months? That's crazy! I mean, if someone can do it, more power to 'em, but it sure wouldn't be me. =) I could only do that if I had a big backlist of stories already written, yanno? Best of luck w/your two books. It sounds like you're polishing them to a lovely shine, and that's important!Leandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-31231942483708647442014-06-27T08:47:33.187-07:002014-06-27T08:47:33.187-07:00I know what you mean. I self-publish and I've ...I know what you mean. I self-publish and I've been told that you should release a story every 4 months. I was going to try for 2 books a year, but even that sounds hard. I've also met other self-published authors who released 12 books in a year.<br /><br />I can finish first drafts quickly sometimes, but lately, my writing has gotten a lot slower and I've been working on the same two books for the past year and a half and it's driving me insane.<br /><br />Yea, I finished the first draft quickly, but this editing is KILLING ME. Yet I'm having so much fun doing it, so I wish I didn't worry about finishing faster.EB_Blacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-49337697510934794422014-06-26T16:47:39.005-07:002014-06-26T16:47:39.005-07:00Writing clones? *Ears perk up* Yes, please! ;)Writing clones? *Ears perk up* Yes, please! ;)Leandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-46377945318039369672014-06-26T03:59:14.418-07:002014-06-26T03:59:14.418-07:00Time management is such a hard thing to get down. ...Time management is such a hard thing to get down. I have to struggle w/it every single day! So you're not alone! And when you're busy it makes you tired, and if you're like me, nothing sucks my creativity right out the door like being tired. But we can do it, Rowe! It's just a little bit, here and there, until we get it done. =)Leandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-67728033579367790882014-06-25T21:12:30.973-07:002014-06-25T21:12:30.973-07:00This is so me. I'm very jealous of all other w...This is so me. I'm very jealous of all other writers all of the time because of my own laziness, busy life and bad time management. I want to write faster! I just can't seem to. I desperately don't want to only publish stories when I am old and I don't want to die before I get these stories out, but I really don't know how I can do more writing in my situationRoweMatthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-12454605157845816492014-06-25T20:47:42.619-07:002014-06-25T20:47:42.619-07:00Awesome guest post, Leandra - I'm slower too. ...Awesome guest post, Leandra - I'm slower too. :) Wouldn't it be great to whip out a book in a month or two - all I need is a clone or two and I'm all over that! hee hee.KimberlyAfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-86629532470417292122014-06-25T16:00:02.593-07:002014-06-25T16:00:02.593-07:00I hope for that too. Practice makes perfect! :)I hope for that too. Practice makes perfect! :)Leandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-55096027406748513982014-06-25T15:24:12.800-07:002014-06-25T15:24:12.800-07:00Great post! I think I lean more toward slow than f...Great post! I think I lean more toward slow than fast. If I'm inspired, 5K in a day is nothing. But that means ignoring everything else in life, like children, husband, work, and eating. And I hate ignoring eating. :) Usually, I'm pretty proud of myself if I get 200. I think slow writing got a bad rap sometime earlier along the path. I say bah to all the nay-sayers!Loni Townsendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-46695708510953831762014-06-25T12:22:47.742-07:002014-06-25T12:22:47.742-07:00I can't speak for all fast writers, but for ma...I can't speak for all fast writers, but for many of us, we spend FAR more time in revisions than we'd like to admit! We may write fast, but that's just the first draft. There's also an element of how many hours a day we're putting in. Someone with a full-time job and a family may not be able to devote hours every day to writing, so each chapter takes time. But since we each have our own process, we just have to do what works for us.Stephanie Farishttp://stephie5741.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-66234771245760283782014-06-25T10:15:04.167-07:002014-06-25T10:15:04.167-07:00Snailing it! Ha, love that. :) And thanks!Snailing it! Ha, love that. :) And thanks!Leandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-11930597300184265492014-06-25T10:11:28.520-07:002014-06-25T10:11:28.520-07:00Thank you, Pete! To you as well. And doesn't i...Thank you, Pete! To you as well. And doesn't it stink when those pesky day jobs interfere w/what we love doing? :) Tho I am grateful it keeps a roof over my head, lol! And as far as family time, that is definitely, always top priority.Leandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-3741259015873273962014-06-25T08:49:30.963-07:002014-06-25T08:49:30.963-07:00I'm right there snailing it with you--it takes...I'm right there snailing it with you--it takes me months to get out a coherent start to a story. As long as we have the courage to tell our story I think we're good! great post!BethEllynhttp://www.bethellynsummer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-60105209462368394002014-06-25T08:48:12.481-07:002014-06-25T08:48:12.481-07:00Yes, absolutely. I suspect too as I get more profi...Yes, absolutely. I suspect too as I get more proficient at writing novels, each won't take as long as this one (eg. outlining, becoming better at revising) but I think even a fast writer needs the "not writing" time between drafts to really figure out what the MS is lacking or could use more of.David Fullernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-50171997804328119722014-06-25T07:21:55.590-07:002014-06-25T07:21:55.590-07:00Love this post.
I too have fought envy when I l...Love this post. <br /><br />I too have fought envy when I listen to people pumping out stories at a record pace. I say good for them. I haven't read them. I don't know the quality of their work. And, at the end of the day, they don't have my life. They don't have my health challenges. They may not have my priorities when it comes to time with my family. It's all good.<br /><br />Like you, I am always looking for ways to improve. I believe that we each have an optimum writing "system" that we need to find and use whenever possible. My optimum writing time is around 10AM. <br /><br />Unfortunately, I'm at work at 10AM. <br /><br />So, I have to write at a far less optimum time of 7PM. I try to write 1500 words a day, when I have the time to write that day. It's a doable number for me. I'd like to be faster, maybe one day I will, but I'm content doing what I can, when I can. <br /><br />I hope you find contentment where you are and where you hope to be.PeteBauerBlog.comnoreply@blogger.com