Recently I read an author briefly mention that (she? he?) shoots for writing a minimum of 2K words a day. (2K=approximately 8 ds pages in Word). Some days are easier than others, and for some, 2K is just a launching point.
It got me to thinking…how much do I write in a day? I know I write more on the weekends (and snow days, as of late). When I work on a novel, I have days of 4K words and weeks of 500 words. Nonfiction seems to go a bit easier, depending on subject and publication.
Ever in the mode of re-inventing those New Year’s goals (which I did not set this year!) I’ve decided to challenge myself to do 1K-A-Day for the month of February. This might prove to be my downfall–February is one of my busiest (with life) months, despite its brevity.
I have a great word tracker I downloaded from Kresley Cole’s website eons ago (I can’t find a link for it anywhere on the web or I’d share it) and will pull it out and put it to good use for this. Rather than work by chapter (I’m almost all freelance this month), I’ll just set the final goal as 28K and plug in my daily totals as I go along.
Wow, 28K seems like a lot! I’ll be spreading it across a series of 6 articles for writers I’ve got started (brainstorming) and a new nonfiction project for writers.
Anyone want to join me? I’d love to have some company (or comisseration, however you look at it!). You can write whatever you want as long as you’re writing. Drop me a note or comment if you like. And don’t forget to pick a goal to shoot toward. Those 28K words are a fabulous reward in and of themselves, but give yourself license to pick something fun to get you going. I’m thinking about mine…
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