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Other & Off-Topics => Bar & Grill [Public] => Topic started by: idontknowyet on August 18, 2020, 02:34:16 AM
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After a billion or so days in isolation, I decided to finally get working seriously again on my books. With a little over twenty thousand words last week I decided I need more.
Today I want to try something I've yet to be able to accomplish a 10k day. Now on many occasions I've gotten in the high sevens but no matter how hard I try 10k is elusive. Today's the day.
Join me and challenge yourself.
Let's motivate and encourage each other.
Set a goal and we'll work on it together.
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I started at 104210 words this morning
Current word count is 106514.
Twelve hours and 8k to go! :banana: :dance: :banana: :dance:
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I live in the future (timezone wise) and I'm done for the day at 5.6k. Not bad.
My best ever was a 17.5k word day, including a first pass edit on it all. It was a ghostwriting deadline. Never again!
The rest of this week I'm aiming for 6k a day or a little more.
Good luck hitting 10k!
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I live in the future (timezone wise) and I'm done for the day at 5.6k. Not bad.
My best ever was a 17.5k word day, including a first pass edit on it all. It was a ghostwriting deadline. Never again!
The rest of this week I'm aiming for 6k a day or a little more.
Good luck hitting 10k!
That's insane you had to be in the flow!!!
You can do it!!! 6k a day!!!
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm at 107503.
Hope the future is better :P
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Even on my best days, I did two hours and 2K.
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Even on my best days, I did two hours and 2K.
So challenge yourself to 2.5k.It's not about how much. It's just bout doing more and having fun together.
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108643!
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No words added for a while. Talked to my mother and had dinner. I'm back in wording.
Anyone else out there wording with me?
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109550 :banana: :dance: :banana: :banana:
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:clap:
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110551 and a little under four hours to go. I don't think I'll make it.
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111517 and this is where I usually start to hit a wall. I don't think 10k is going to happen, but I'm going to give it my best go.
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111517 and this is where I usually start to hit a wall. I don't think 10k is going to happen, but I'm going to give it my best go.
There's always tomorrow.
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I'm going to keep going until the time runs out or my brain gives out. Usually my brain fries first. :n2Str17: :tap
112534--- I'm officially over 8k for the day.
Let's see how far I can go! All still welcome to join along.
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:clap: Good luck to everyone trying.
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113559 technically its a new day here, but I'm going to keep going. I'm only about 800 words from 10k.
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I stopped at 113803 which end my day wish with 9593words
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So close! Now that you know you can get so close, you will probably find it easier to get there the next time you try! :)
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I'm trying it again 10k in a day! I will do this.
Join me with your own word challenge. Let's encourage each other.
Current word count 119016
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Good luck! I might join in a little while. Gotta see where the day is heading. Kid is home from college (pandemic, of course) and I never knew college kids were so needy. I sure don't remember it that way as a former college student myself! :D
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I would suggest hiding behind a locked door after throwing food at the kid. grint
That was the slowest 1k ever 120299 and plodding along. Hopefully I'll start to get in a flow.
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121178 power outages and loss of internet are seriously slowing me down even more.
How goes your words Lynn?
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123913 most words cut and pasted from my original draft so I need to up my end point to 132k
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125057 10k isn't look like its going to happen... Wording continues. :tap
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Just getting started. I'm challenging for 3,000. (Which is more than I wrote my entire last month so it's an actual challenge. I feel like I've forgotten how to write.)
Sending good vibes your way. Hope it's going well, idontknowyet!
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I feel like that every five seconds. You can do it!!!
I'm still plodding away, but that's exactly how its going. I don't think I've gotten 500 words in the last few hours.
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I've had plenty of days like that, unfortunately! Good luck. Things can change quickly, so maybe you'll write more than you expect tonight!
As for me, I'm not making much progress. But I have fresh decaf so we'll see where this goes. :)
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I'm on my third Mt dew. I should be bouncing off the walls soon. Progress is finally being made. 126253
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Progress is finally being made. 126253
:banana:
Glad to hear it!
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How does the wording. Did the coffee help?
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I'm stopping here for the night. It's super late here. I got to 127153.
That's 5637 for the day. Not what I wanted, but a decent over all day.
Keep going get all the words!!!!!
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Your progress is quite amazing and inspiring! Well done you. (I always wanted to say that.)
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You did great even if you didn't make your goal. Just keep trying and you'll hit it someday soon! :-)
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Join me for a word challenge.
Pick a day.
Pick a word count.
Get Wording!!!!
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I finished a book yesterday and want to finish another next week (I only have around 18k left if the book doesn't go long). That means I need some big word count days.
I'm going to shoot for my ever elusive 10k goal.
What are you trying to hit?
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I count the old-fashioned way - pages, not words. Aim for 10 pages or approx 2500 words. I'm slow and happy to be slow. Also happy :banana: to be old-fashioned.
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Writing in a notebook is a totally different experience. I do both. Notebooks allow my words to flow different than the computer. I definitely think it's a tool all authors should use.
How goes your writing?
Starting word count for Sunday 140868.
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Fighting for words only 100 so far :tap :tap
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1200 words... Tomorrow I'm going to get 10k!
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Sorry it hasn't worked out today, but tomorrow is a fresh start! You can do it.
I'll join you in a challenge tomorrow. I'm going to take aim at 4,000 words. (I'll be starting around noon my time.)
I'm pretty sure I'll blow it, but I'm going to try anyway. I'm hoping I'm getting close to the end on at least one of my current wips. :)
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Sorry it hasn't worked out today, but tomorrow is a fresh start! You can do it.
I'll join you in a challenge tomorrow. I'm going to take aim at 4,000 words. (I'll be starting around noon my time.)
I'm pretty sure I'll blow it, but I'm going to try anyway. I'm hoping I'm getting close to the end on at least one of my current wips. :)
There is a quote I once read Shoot for the moon cause if you miss you end up in the stars.
Life is all about moving forward.
Lets do all the words.
Starting word count 142168 goal the hopefully reachable 10k
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Get Wording!!!!
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Wording is never a problem for me... Quality wording is the elusive target... D'oh!
Cheers,
R.C.
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Get Wording!!!!
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Wording is never a problem for me... Quality wording is the elusive target... D'oh!
Cheers,
R.C.
That's what editing is for Grin
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I'll be joining shortly. Looking forward to it! :D
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1k down
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2k down!
The words are starting to flow and I found an additional 18 pages I wrote for the last book of this trilogy in another notebook. That made my day 3600 words to be transcribed. I will get this done!!!!
8 hours and 8k left to do.
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Good luck!
I had an unfortunate delay so I might put my challenge off until tomorrow. I haven't even been able to look at my doc yet!
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Good luck!
I had an unfortunate delay so I might put my challenge off until tomorrow. I haven't even been able to look at my doc yet!
I feel that. Had hours of delays today. I'm just now hitting 3k... Any chance of hitting 10k today is gone, but I wouldn't mind 6-7k.
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5k done. Not sure how much more I'm going to get done.
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That's still a really good number of words. Good job! :)
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Lets get verbose!!!!
Set a goal.
Pick a day or three.
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Starting word count 155867
Goal for today 10k
What's your goal?
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Instead of actually writing words I figured out what I needed to do to finish book 2 of this trilogy. Approx. 6k words and parts of 5 chapters.
Could finish today. Now all I need to do is get to it. :tap
What are you working on today?
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That was the slowest 1k known to mankind.... must get my butt in gear.
Anyone else writing?
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Well I went from 1k to 3k when I finally got down to it in less than an hour, but I've only gotten through 1 chapter. This book is going to run long. Why don't any of my books ever run shorter :(
How goes your words?
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My brain refused to finish this book last night... doesn't everyone love it when your books go longer than planned. Got a bit over 4.5k and only finished 2 out of the 5 chapters.
I think I'm giving my brain a writing break today.
Goal for the day is to cold edit the last 90 pages of another trilogy.
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I need approx 3000-4000 words to finish a short(ish) story and I'd like to do it today! (Sunday here)
So I'll be writing. Plan to start w/ 15 min sprints (I'm slooow with sprints but it keeps me focused and that's what matters) in about 10 minutes or so.
My brain refused to finish this book last night... doesn't everyone love it when your books go longer than planned. Got a bit over 4.5k and only finished 2 out of the 5 chapters.
Happens to me all the time. Most of my projects go long. Really wish this weren't true!
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My brain refused to finish this book last night... doesn't everyone love it when your books go longer than planned. Got a bit over 4.5k and only finished 2 out of the 5 chapters.
I think I'm giving my brain a writing break today.
Goal for the day is to cold edit the last 90 pages of another trilogy.
I get fear of finishing. Cause then you have to publish. Which is at least as terrifying as it is thrilling, to me anyway.
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My brain refused to finish this book last night... doesn't everyone love it when your books go longer than planned. Got a bit over 4.5k and only finished 2 out of the 5 chapters.
I think I'm giving my brain a writing break today.
Goal for the day is to cold edit the last 90 pages of another trilogy.
I get fear of finishing. Cause then you have to publish. Which is at least as terrifying as it is thrilling, to me anyway.
Petrified of that part!!!! Wont happen until Jan for me though so I have a breather.
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I need approx 3000-4000 words to finish a short(ish) story and I'd like to do it today! (Sunday here)
So I'll be writing. Plan to start w/ 15 min sprints (I'm slooow with sprints but it keeps me focused and that's what matters) in about 10 minutes or so.
Have you tried longer sprints? My sweet spot for word count is 30min with a 5min break.
Keep us updated with your project!!!
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My goal today is the elusive 10k. I'm starting at 161312.
If it hit that I will finish book 2 and start making some head way in book 3 of this trilogy.
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Good luck!
I have tried different lengths of sprints. 20 m is my sweet spot, but some days 20 minutes feels too long so I go to 15. When I'm really into the writing, I sometimes move up to 60 m, but those days are rare lately. :)
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1k in and this scene is beautifully sad. I'm going to need to cheer up for the next scene.
How goes your sprints?
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2k in... it feels like I'm never finishing this book!
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Good job! I'm having to reread a previous story so I don't mess up my continuity. I'm just about done with that but it has taken longer than I expected and I'm currently sitting in my daughter's car outside Walmart.
I'm hoping to get back to my sprinting plans in a couple of hours after this unexpected delay!
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Good job! I'm having to reread a previous story so I don't mess up my continuity. I'm just about done with that but it has taken longer than I expected and I'm currently sitting in my daughter's car outside Walmart.
I'm hoping to get back to my sprinting plans in a couple of hours after this unexpected delay!
Spending time with family is a great reason not to write! Have fun!
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Just shy of 4k done. And I found a chapter I forgot to write. Seriously never finishing this book. :HB :icon_think:
10k is looking possible though.
How is everyone else doing with words?
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Well over 5k and the words are flying.
Hope they are flowing for you.
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Well over 6k! The words are flying. If they keep up like this I just might get 10k.
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Well over 6k! The words are flying. If they keep up like this I just might get 10k.
Yay!!
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167950 and book 2 of this trilogy is done. Going to keep working on 3. Maybe it will go just as well.
Are you wording Lynn?
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169168 just shy of 8k and thwarted again.