Rewriting the Novel: Slow but Steady


This week I made up pages of predictable garbage, but I did it consistently.

The words were still slow.

Saturday: 1 hour = 1.5 pages
Sunday: 15 minutes = one sentence (Literally, this sentence: “I wondered if the stove was still on.” It means more in context: there’s been an explosion and gas is screaming out of an oil well.)
Monday: 25 minutes = half a page
Tuesday: 30 minutes = one 1/4 page paragraph plus 30 minutes = half page
Wednesday: One hour = two pages
Thursday: 90 min = 3 pages

Oh my GOD I’ve settled into a glacial pace of one page every half hour. And that’s a 400 word page (double spaced).

*Does research*

Oh, dear, that’s below average, like 25% below average. I don’t care. It’s not like I’m writing to put food on the table.


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