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Post by leepoutine on Jul 1, 2013 17:57:28 GMT -5
The way I write is a little different than some people. I write as much as I can for ten minutes then take a ten minute break. I find I am more productive this way. Anyone write this way?
- Lee
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Post by boomboom on Jul 1, 2013 19:45:50 GMT -5
I probably need to do that. In fact, I bought a book about that "The Coffee Break Screenwriter". I am very ADD. My attention span when I write is like a gnat - as with certain other things. Ironically, I can concentrate for hours on a computer game, which is very typical of ADD folk.
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Post by mllersil on Jul 2, 2013 0:44:00 GMT -5
Wow, you must be quite skilled.  I need ten minutes alone to get back into the story and find the 'voice' of the character I'm writing. Found out, that I'm more of a regular writer. I'm doing about 45 to 90 minutes straight - mostly in the morning before the day has started - and then I'll do something else. This schedule I follow every day, and gradually something readable comes out of it. But if I got a sudden idea, and there's time to pursue it, I might be off into the story for hours, riding the flow. ^^ (Once when I was younger I did a complete novella this way on one day, wrote for about 7 hours, then realised I should get something to drink. That story still needs editing.) |
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Post by limey on Jul 2, 2013 0:58:11 GMT -5
The short bursts followed by short breaks method suits me best, but I can't always do that because I have to share the computer with the family and for some strange reason they don't seem too keen on being constantly asked to move.
But when I can do it, I find the word count really mounts up, much more so than sitting down for one long session.
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Post by leepoutine on Jul 2, 2013 18:46:37 GMT -5
Another thing you can do, which is generally kind of the same, is write during commercial breaks. You get some television time and you're writing too!  |
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I need ten minutes alone to get back into the story and find the 'voice' of the character I'm writing. Found out, that I'm more of a regular writer. I'm doing about 45 to 90 minutes straight - mostly in the morning before the day has started - and then I'll do something else. This schedule I follow every day, and gradually something readable comes out of it.
Now, where did I leave off at?
My latest edition of Straight From Thecliff Chamber 