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Brag about how much writing you did today.

Complain about how little you got done.

Do you measure your writing progress in time, pages, words, or other?
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I didn't write anything today except a couple of forum posts. I'm having an absolutely no inspiration day. But tomorrow is a new day!
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Indeed!
I have plans to write absolutely nothing today. Yesterday I had a burst of inspiration and ended up writing 5000+ words in one sitting. Deep burnt out a bit today, so I'm taking a break.
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I've written nothing recently. It's annoying. I never have time because I always have to read stuff for university :(
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ryanj1 wrote:I've written nothing recently. It's annoying. I never have time because I always have to read stuff for university :(
If you are reading stuff for university, I bet you are probably writing stuff as well. Papers? Notes? Emails? I know it's probably not what you want to be writing, but I am sure it's in your schedule somewhere.
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Well, I write essays but that's nowhere near as fun as writing fiction. I do enjoy writing essays, though. I miss being at school when I could write whenever I wanted. I spent hours in front of the computer ... wonderful :D
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Yeah, that's not as fun, true. But it still exists. I guess I don't consider the writing I do for my job as actually "writing" either... so... 8)
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I had not written anything today, I am too doing only conversations on the forum. It depends on my mood and inspiration, and today I am not feeling like writing. So I came here.
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Nothing as of yet, but it is early still and I look forward to getting some time later on to do so. I am excited to begin!
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Not nearly enough. Trying to finish the rewrite and edit of my third book in my: The Mindful Life:Zen Living trilogy...before the end of December. Good Luck with THAT (...that would be my inner muse/critic..she is somewhat of a nag...)
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Keep up the good work guys!
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I spent a lot of time writing for theatre so, while I've found my "niche" in novel writing, I still write in scenes. One good scene well written is a good day's work. Several scenes is fantastic but chances are they won't all be equally good; some need more rewrites than others. :D 8)
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I know the feeling!
I'm getting ready for Nano next month, so I am measuring everything in words. I am just more concerned with getting out as many words as possible. Quantity over quality right now!
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Does this count?
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Carla Hurst-Chandler wrote:Does this count?
Um... I will go with YES! 8)
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