Wotta lotta words

[pjthompson]

So back in the day when I was writing on my lunch hour in longhand, I produced an average of 500-750 words a day (but more often 500), and that included the time it took me to reread and "correct" the previous day's session (a good way to get my brain back into the writing space quickly). It wasn't uncommon for me to hit 1000 words on a given session, and on a really good day I could produce 1250 or 1500, but the average was 500-750.

Now that I have technology on my side (go, Neo!), I'm producing 750-1000 words a day (but usually 750). On good days, I produce 1500 or 1750, sometimes even 2k. So the Neo has provided me with an extra page a day on most days. Not a blistering pace, but it's definitely an improvement.

I have bad weeks, of course, but overall things have improved. Technology is a good thing.

And since I'm on an Anne Lamott kick this week, here's another one for you:

"One writer I know tells me that he sits down every morning and says to himself nicely, 'It's not like you don't have a choice, because you do—you can either type or kill yourself.'"

—Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

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Comments

fred charles:

[(Anonymous)]

Good luck with your writing. I haven't written much at all...but I've thought about it! Does that count? Anne Lamott is a good author. I have Bird by Bird in my library.

Re: fred charles:

[pjthompson]

Thanks, Fred. Good luck to you, too.