I just read a book about increasing word count that I really enjoyed. I mostly read the first part and skimmed the second (it dealt with plotting a novel but I'm not ready to write a new story yet).
2K to 10K: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love by Rachel Aaron
These are the three ideas I took away from the book:
1. Everyday before you open the word doc of your story, take 5 minutes to write out what you're going to write for the day.
*This is actually what I decided to start doing before I read this book.
2. After writing your 5 minutes, see how you feel. If you're excited about the scene, write it! If you're not, rework it until you are excited. No more boring scenes in your story.
*I can get behind this idea, obviously! Here's to trying something new.
3. Everyday keep a record of your writing. Make a note of the time you start, time you stop, how many words and where you wrote. The author keeps these stats in excel and tracks when her most productive times and places for word count is.
*I love this idea. I also found an app that helps a little bit with that too. It's called writeometer.
I'm hoping these ideas help me get some words written this summer. I get hangry (what would a cross between not writing and frustrated be??) when I haven't written for a few days. I need to write something everyday, even a blog post helps.
What do you do to get excited about writing? Or finding the time? Is your writing schedule different in the summer vs. during school?
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