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Writing each day?

I can do from absolutely nothing to hours upon hours. Some days I find writing even a sentence a real struggle, and other days I can just write and write and write.




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I always seem to have writer's block. I know what I want to write, but I just can't write it.

Usually I don't write much. I usually just do random character development exercises until I get bored and move on to something else.

It helps in the long run, though. But it is a habit I want to break.

(In a roundabout way, the answer to your question is technically not even traceable amounts since I always scrap what I do.)
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chocoholic wrote:Writing each day?

I can do from absolutely nothing to hours upon hours. Some days I find writing even a sentence a real struggle, and other days I can just write and write and write.


Exactly the same with me. The reason I was gone so long was because I was in one of my "can't write" moods for a record time.
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Between one line and six pages. Depends what kind of mood I'm in, some days it can be nothing at all.
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Erm.....I don't even write daily. When and if i am inspired...which isn't that often. But sometimes I'll have random boosts of determination and can write a whole short story or a good few pages. But on average...about a paragraph I'd say.

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Depends on the day. When I'm in a time crunch or am determined, I can write thirty or even fourty pages in a day and spend hours, but then there are days when I can't write two words. I'll write for hours one day and then not spend a minute at my keyboard the day after. :? It all depends on how motivated I am. ^_^
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Ah, that depends...often I can't spend very long writing something. It gets boring for me. It's why I love word wars- I'll do about two a day, maybe.

So, uhm...thirty minutes. Usually less. -_-
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Currently, my writing consists of 1)these random posts and 2)work things.

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Razorblade_Saint wrote:I always seem to have writer's block. I know what I want to write, but I just can't write it.


I'm exactly the same. In addition to this, I'm having serious motivational problems. I'm going to start outlining the plot for my first novel soon, but I never seem to be motivated enough to do it. Also, I like to have the house to myself when I do write, so I can write without fear of being interrupted, and in total silence. As we're now into our Summer Holidays, my family is here all day, and the only time I get to write in the desired conditions is around 11/12 at night, by which time I'm tired.

When school starts again, and particulalrly after I turn 16 (I don't know why, it just seems right, for some reason) I'm going to start writing seriously.
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Varies by day. I'm more of a night writer(not a great habit) I tend to spend hours and hours on it when I do.
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It varies. Sometimes I need a "dewriting" period, and sometimes I'll use every last second of free time on my stories.
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Ya, it varies with me too! I tend to work more on goals than hours. Like, three poems today, 20000 words today, write until it's done kinda thing.
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It really depends on my characters. Stupid buggers, lol! I love them anyway. If it's a good day, I can easily write nonstop four to six hours without problems what so ever, in terms of fatique visually. I think part of this lengthy cycle is due to the fact that I'm hooked to Historical Fiction. I can have two to three books in front of me for reference. So while I stop maybe a half hour to recheck myself, it can pack on the time.

Yay, for multitasking!
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I'll write nothing of substance for a few weeks to a month, then sit down one day and write 8000 words. Probably not one of the better habits to get into, but I have not the motivation to change it




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