I have read that the second week is when the most people quit. I know that will likely be when I want to give up, so instead of writing everything I can think of for my story I make a note of my idea and if I don't get to it in the first 2,000 words for the day I save it for tomorrow. That way I won't face a huge writer's block next week. Do you think this is a good idea or do people give up for other reasons than lack of ideas? Should I just get as many words as possible written now?
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Nov 4, 2009 - 23 32
One of the reasons why I have given up in past years was because I realized I wrote a couple thousand words of crap that I didn't care about.
If you have a good solid story with some idea of where it is going, and you don't have characters that want to fight you every step of the way, then you should have enough to make it through your second week.
If you have no problem with limiting yourself to a certain words per day, by all means, continue with it. I get in certain moods, and some of those moods are better than others for writing, so I always have to write while I am 'feeling it'....if that makes sense at all ;)
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Nov 5, 2009 - 22 18
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Do whatever feels right for you. I agree with Evila, though, that it's the emotion that'll drive you through. If you're fascinated and emotionally involved with your story, it's much easier and fun.
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Nov 6, 2009 - 00 35
thanks guys! you're both helpful ;)
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Nov 6, 2009 - 18 24
Hey, LC Wrimos. First-timer S.O.S. here. I'm very worried about second-week-quit syndrome. I have only finished one writing project in my life and it wasn't very good. I'm invested in this, however, and I have produced 13,150 words as of tonight. I'm stunned and amazed, but also feeling a little scared that it will just stop, as in stone-cold DOA! I'm trying to hold off the really juicy, fun stuff until week 2, so it will glide by, dare I hope, unnoticed, and the words will keep climbing. I go to sleep every night whispering this mantra: deadlines are a good thing, deadlines are a good thing.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Nov 6, 2009 - 21 50
The deadline of Nov. 30th is the very thing that keeps me going....
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