How many pages do you write? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T16:53:52Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/how-many-pages-do-you-write?x=1&id=537324%3ATopic%3A191862&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThere are enough of those in…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-13:537324:Comment:1933452009-04-13T10:23:20.524ZBobhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Bob24
There are enough of those in the dusty old trunk of mine. When I write I pump out many pages. When I edit, a good chunk of those pages vanish. Pre-poof I will do 4000-6000 words, post-poof is about 2500 words. That's when I write and have eight to twelve hours to write/edit. Currently, I am putting the POS system I developed over the last year into production at a few stores. My page count is in the negative territory because I am just doing edits.
There are enough of those in the dusty old trunk of mine. When I write I pump out many pages. When I edit, a good chunk of those pages vanish. Pre-poof I will do 4000-6000 words, post-poof is about 2500 words. That's when I write and have eight to twelve hours to write/edit. Currently, I am putting the POS system I developed over the last year into production at a few stores. My page count is in the negative territory because I am just doing edits. You know, even if you wrote 2…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-12:537324:Comment:1931822009-04-12T15:37:53.076ZB.R.Statehamhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BRStateham
You know, even if you wrote 2 pages a day in three months you'd have a fairly hefty book. Heavy enough, page wise, to knock out a would-be intruder. Or at least heavy enough for a decent paper weight.
You know, even if you wrote 2 pages a day in three months you'd have a fairly hefty book. Heavy enough, page wise, to knock out a would-be intruder. Or at least heavy enough for a decent paper weight. That's the ticket to page pro…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-12:537324:Comment:1931702009-04-12T14:29:09.073Zrobert walkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/robertwalker
That's the ticket to page production--a schedule you stick to as closely as possible. I have always worked a job to support my writing and still do. Used to feed a massive computer that could do 4 maor jobs at once, which told me Walker you gotta do at least two jobs a once and one job you have is to write. So even as a kid, I decided to treat my writing as a job and it has paid off.
That's the ticket to page production--a schedule you stick to as closely as possible. I have always worked a job to support my writing and still do. Used to feed a massive computer that could do 4 maor jobs at once, which told me Walker you gotta do at least two jobs a once and one job you have is to write. So even as a kid, I decided to treat my writing as a job and it has paid off. Is your last name a pseudonym…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-12:537324:Comment:1931372009-04-12T04:28:24.848ZBenjamin Sobieckhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
Is your last name a pseudonym, Johnny O? If not, it's the perfect moniker.
Is your last name a pseudonym, Johnny O? If not, it's the perfect moniker. I used to two hours on days I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-11:537324:Comment:1930272009-04-11T15:38:15.210ZJohnny Ostentatioushttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnnyOstentatious
I used to two hours on days I had to go to my day job, and six hours on my days off. But I recently started writing 1,000 words on days I have to go to work, and 2,000 words on my days off. Much more productive.
I used to two hours on days I had to go to my day job, and six hours on my days off. But I recently started writing 1,000 words on days I have to go to work, and 2,000 words on my days off. Much more productive. When I was young and driven,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-11:537324:Comment:1929452009-04-11T02:38:43.593Zrobert walkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/robertwalker
When I was young and driven, I would crank out 35-40 pages a day believing it necessary, until I calmed down after reading that Robert Parker writes 3 pages a day and is happy with that. So I slowed down, but I believe it is not how many pages or words you crank out a day but whether or not you have a schedule or a goal of number of pages and stick to it. A routine is what is most important. These days I crank out an entire novel in three months even while working part time. It is because of a…
When I was young and driven, I would crank out 35-40 pages a day believing it necessary, until I calmed down after reading that Robert Parker writes 3 pages a day and is happy with that. So I slowed down, but I believe it is not how many pages or words you crank out a day but whether or not you have a schedule or a goal of number of pages and stick to it. A routine is what is most important. These days I crank out an entire novel in three months even while working part time. It is because of a dedication to time put in and treating writing as a job. And if you stick at it long enough, you begin to turn corners reach milestones and pretty soon your FAST writing is Confident Writing and it works far more smoothly that the less than confident 40 pages I cranked out as a kid.<br />
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Hope this answers your question. Two things I walked out of college with besides the degrees were how to do research and how to control time--else it control you. You do it right even Parker's 3 pages a day can add up to a 400 pg manuscript in time.<br />
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Robert W. Walker<br />
<a href="http://www.robertwalkerbooks.com">www.robertwalkerbooks.com</a> -- Dead On, City of the Absent, and some 40 more titles For my job, I write two weekl…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-10:537324:Comment:1926712009-04-10T14:29:37.339ZEDWARD C MORGANhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
For my job, I write two weekly columns (about 750 words each) and usually one or two editorials a week (again, upwards of 750 words each).<br />
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When I'm working on my novel, I shoot for 1500-2000 words rough draft a day, M-F, then revise on weekends.<br />
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For short stories, I tend to pound the rough draft out in a day or two, then spend a couple weeks rewriting and polishing it up. However, my short stories tend to run under about 3,000 words.<br />
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I am fortunate that, probably because of my history as a…
For my job, I write two weekly columns (about 750 words each) and usually one or two editorials a week (again, upwards of 750 words each).<br />
<br />
When I'm working on my novel, I shoot for 1500-2000 words rough draft a day, M-F, then revise on weekends.<br />
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For short stories, I tend to pound the rough draft out in a day or two, then spend a couple weeks rewriting and polishing it up. However, my short stories tend to run under about 3,000 words.<br />
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I am fortunate that, probably because of my history as a journalist and later an editor, I'm a very fast writer and pretty vicious at revision/editing. Those 2,000 words often come in at an hour or less - pretty well thought out, if roughly written.<br />
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Clay I used to get up at 5 am and…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-09:537324:Comment:1923652009-04-09T00:35:09.501ZJohn Desjarlaishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnDesjarlais
I used to get up at 5 am and do 2-3 pages before I had to get ready for my 8-5 day job. Now that I'm teaching college and my schedule is irregular, my writing is irregular, too. In summer, I'm more disciplined and productive.
I used to get up at 5 am and do 2-3 pages before I had to get ready for my 8-5 day job. Now that I'm teaching college and my schedule is irregular, my writing is irregular, too. In summer, I'm more disciplined and productive. I write every day but with a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-07:537324:Comment:1919902009-04-07T20:26:49.502ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
I write every day but with a weekly goal of 15-20 pages.
I write every day but with a weekly goal of 15-20 pages. I set word count goals of aro…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-07:537324:Comment:1919622009-04-07T15:57:11.447ZToni L.P. Kelnerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ToniLPKelner
I set word count goals of around 1000 words a day, but I change the goal as circumstances change--tight deadline, low energy, whatever. It's all about working with the Yerkes-Dodson Law. If the goal is too easy, I'll never do it, and if it's too hard, I'm too daunted to do it. I have to find the right balance.<br />
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Oh, and I don't have a day job, but I do have two daughters at home.
I set word count goals of around 1000 words a day, but I change the goal as circumstances change--tight deadline, low energy, whatever. It's all about working with the Yerkes-Dodson Law. If the goal is too easy, I'll never do it, and if it's too hard, I'm too daunted to do it. I have to find the right balance.<br />
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Oh, and I don't have a day job, but I do have two daughters at home.