When you are writing a lot in a short amount of time, there is the distinct possibility that not everything you put down will be good. Some of you may be amazing super-writers who can write prose poetry in a hurried first draft, but I am not one of those people.
The beginning of this month was very discouraging for me: lots of words, not a whole lot of quality. By the halfway point of my writing, I was close to despairing. All I wanted to do was work on my Avalon Trilogy. This made me feel pathetic, to some extent, but to be honest, I needed a break.
The beginning of this month was very discouraging for me: lots of words, not a whole lot of quality. By the halfway point of my writing, I was close to despairing. All I wanted to do was work on my Avalon Trilogy. This made me feel pathetic, to some extent, but to be honest, I needed a break.
So I did it: I spent a day reading and tacking on a little to my most recent draft. To be sure, I didn’t add very much, but it was a break, a relief, really. It gave me enough separation to calm me and let me get back to writing my planned story.
I had a musical theatre camp last week at the local college, and it was seven and a half hour long each day for five days in a row. In the evening, I watched House M.D. (good for relaxation) and I didn’t worry any more about it.
I didn’t get many words or any planning done that week.
Now, however, I’m back ‘on a roll’, at least in my mind, and am eager to keep working on my most recent story. I’ve made the 50,000 word count goal for the novel already, but there is still a lot of story to go…
But that will be another post.
I didn’t get many words or any planning done that week.
Now, however, I’m back ‘on a roll’, at least in my mind, and am eager to keep working on my most recent story. I’ve made the 50,000 word count goal for the novel already, but there is still a lot of story to go…
But that will be another post.
Over and out,
Zoë
