Comments on: The truth about blogging http://www.bevvincent.com/2007/11/the-truth-about-blogging/ Official website Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:49:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: plsurkity http://www.bevvincent.com/2007/11/the-truth-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 plsurkity Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:19:01 +0000 http://www.bevvincent.com/2007/11/the-truth-about-blogging/#comment-1640 *nods* that makes sense. my book is not a fictional novel, but rather a guidebook of sorts, so plotting out the story has been... difficult. but, i'm satisfied with how it's developing none the less. i've written fictional short stories before, but only as a passing flirt with time to kill, and this is so very different. *nods* that makes sense. my book is not a fictional novel, but rather a guidebook of sorts, so plotting out the story has been… difficult. but, i’m satisfied with how it’s developing none the less. i’ve written fictional short stories before, but only as a passing flirt with time to kill, and this is so very different.

]]> By: bev_vincent http://www.bevvincent.com/2007/11/the-truth-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 bev_vincent Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:11:10 +0000 http://www.bevvincent.com/2007/11/the-truth-about-blogging/#comment-1639 A lot of it boils down to mental preparation. When I know both the story and the characters very well, I can fly. I don't worry too much about pretty or even accurate grammar, I just get the words down on the page. There's plenty of time to fix errors and improve the prose later. Some writers do it differently, perfecting each sentence as they go, but I get too bogged down that way, and the story suffers. When I did NaNoWriMo last year, I was off on vacation at a beach house for a week and there were days when I wrote as much as 8000 words. In that case, I knew the entire arc of the story and I understood my characters' goals very well, so it was a breeze to work each day. I didn't have to spend too much time dithering about what came next. People marvel over Stephen King's prolific nature. Even if he did just 1000 words every day, that adds up to 365,000 words a year. An average novel for him, or three or four for most other people! A lot of it boils down to mental preparation. When I know both the story and the characters very well, I can fly. I don’t worry too much about pretty or even accurate grammar, I just get the words down on the page. There’s plenty of time to fix errors and improve the prose later. Some writers do it differently, perfecting each sentence as they go, but I get too bogged down that way, and the story suffers. When I did NaNoWriMo last year, I was off on vacation at a beach house for a week and there were days when I wrote as much as 8000 words. In that case, I knew the entire arc of the story and I understood my characters’ goals very well, so it was a breeze to work each day. I didn’t have to spend too much time dithering about what came next.

People marvel over Stephen King’s prolific nature. Even if he did just 1000 words every day, that adds up to 365,000 words a year. An average novel for him, or three or four for most other people!

]]> By: plsurkity http://www.bevvincent.com/2007/11/the-truth-about-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1638 plsurkity Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:01:51 +0000 http://www.bevvincent.com/2007/11/the-truth-about-blogging/#comment-1638 i'm really in awe of how quickly you are able to crank out words. i know you are a professional author, but i never understood until taking on this nano wrimo challenge just how difficult amassing a higher word count than my longer blog posts take could really be. i've just crossed over to 15,000 words, and i'm practically gushing over this. i'll not hit fifty grand by the end of this month, but it's taught me so much. in fact, i'm going to try and pitch the small book i've written. :) thanks again for inspiring me. i’m really in awe of how quickly you are able to crank out words. i know you are a professional author, but i never understood until taking on this nano wrimo challenge just how difficult amassing a higher word count than my longer blog posts take could really be. i’ve just crossed over to 15,000 words, and i’m practically gushing over this. i’ll not hit fifty grand by the end of this month, but it’s taught me so much. in fact, i’m going to try and pitch the small book i’ve written. :) thanks again for inspiring me.

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