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doreenjoy · 10-28-2010, 07:16 PM

I've learned the hard way that I have to be kind of strict about my writing. If I give myself wiggle room, months go by without any work.

I write between 1200 and 1500 words per day (no more, no less) for six days a week. I take Fridays off, and I take a month or six weeks off between books while I plot out the next book.

I think I've written 14 or 15 books so far (I don't keep count). All but three have been published. Fingers are crossed for the last two. I have high hopes for them.

I have a demanding job and family, too. They get short shrift when I'm doing the second half of a book, when there's an urgency to get the damn thing finished. Some of my friends who are full time writers are crazy productive and write a full chapter every single day.

10-28-2010, 07:16 PM	#6
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I've learned the hard way that I have to be kind of strict about my writing. If I give myself wiggle room, months go by without any work. I write between 1200 and 1500 words per day (no more, no less) for six days a week. I take Fridays off, and I take a month or six weeks off between books while I plot out the next book. I think I've written 14 or 15 books so far (I don't keep count). All but three have been published. Fingers are crossed for the last two. I have high hopes for them. I have a demanding job and family, too. They get short shrift when I'm doing the second half of a book, when there's an urgency to get the damn thing finished. Some of my friends who are full time writers are crazy productive and write a full chapter every single day.