tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post8175338515242998490..comments2023-11-12T10:12:51.801-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Twist: That Page / Day = Novel Thing: UpdateElizabeth Twisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-43087749094628285862014-03-28T12:27:24.563-04:002014-03-28T12:27:24.563-04:00It is so easy, Deborah. Seriously. I'm halfway...It is so easy, Deborah. Seriously. I'm halfway through and I don't really feel like I'm writing a novel - just tooling away at a project. When I drop into the writing, it is smooth and easy. It is the last thing I do most days, and I look forward to it after dinner's over and the dishes are put away.<br /><br />Typically I get my page (5-600 words) done in anywhere from 30-40 minutes. It has been a crappy month for me, but I am halfway through my draft. Continuing to pile up the word count gives me a sense of accomplishment when everything else seems to be so hard. Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-49521109657420242302014-03-28T02:34:23.767-04:002014-03-28T02:34:23.767-04:00This project sounds amazing. I'm so tempted to...This project sounds amazing. I'm so tempted to try it out. With a second novel! <br /><br />Yep. I'm novelling. I've got a rough draft that needs editing. I wonder if I should start another using this method. Tempting . . . temptingDeborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-1142457458223981702014-02-27T00:40:43.893-05:002014-02-27T00:40:43.893-05:00@mood: I know that cycle. It's a bad one. This...@mood: I know that cycle. It's a bad one. This is not a cure-all, since high-aimers like me will still tend to push in other areas. <br /><br />@E.J.: Great! Go for it and let me know how it goes. I don't personally find leaving a sentence unfinished to be anything like inhibition, but I've been tending to write my page at the end of the day, when I'm just glad to get to the end of it so I can grab some sack time.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-77882033791351221602014-02-26T13:55:04.198-05:002014-02-26T13:55:04.198-05:00Really hadn't heard of this method before, but...Really hadn't heard of this method before, but I love the concept! I think it'd be a great way to keep up steady progress even on the craziest days. You've inspired me to give it a shot. (I've got a couple of ideas for novels I want to work on but am busy with other projects. This might be a way to accomplish both.)<br /><br />As to what is scary about leaving a sentence or thought unfinished, maybe it comes from our core desire to express ourselves? Ultimately, that's why I write, so to inhibit that even a tiny bit might be enough to cause me some anxiety. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273059558675234923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-77478679018637520952014-02-21T18:42:49.139-05:002014-02-21T18:42:49.139-05:00Interesting idea. Burn out is a big problem for a ...Interesting idea. Burn out is a big problem for a lot of writers, and most people try to push even harder to get more down when they fall behind. Slow and steady is probably a better way to deal with it.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a> <br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-87275035672104689892014-02-21T15:29:12.242-05:002014-02-21T15:29:12.242-05:00I wasn't sure you would remember, Chris. It wa...I wasn't sure you would remember, Chris. It was a typical tossed-off piece of Kelworth brilliance.<br /><br />I've found the same thing, Andrew. It is amazing what happens when you don't worry about it. The words show up if you let them. Or something.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-79535967733366648872014-02-20T20:45:24.349-05:002014-02-20T20:45:24.349-05:00One thing I have found about myself:
Let's say...One thing I have found about myself:<br />Let's say I make notes about something. Later (much later), when I'm ready to write that thing, I can't find the notes, so I write anyway. Later, again, I find the notes, and I have always found that whatever it was that I did matched what I had planned in my notes OR I had remembered what was in the notes but modified or changed it to something I liked more.<br />There is no perfect word that you won't get again at some point. Not that there are "perfect" words, anyway.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-22919474345251160312014-02-20T20:28:35.275-05:002014-02-20T20:28:35.275-05:00Cool! I don't remember saying that, but it sou...Cool! I don't remember saying that, but it sounds about right. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com