tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post3361848381368682839..comments2024-02-15T21:08:50.441-05:00Comments on TRISH'S DISHES: Write a book in a year: the not-so-secret formulaTrish Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-11913288996913477292011-10-19T06:31:02.786-05:002011-10-19T06:31:02.786-05:00I think the longer stretches are ideal, but am won...I think the longer stretches are ideal, but am wondering if I can dip my toe in the water with just 300 words a day to get started. Thanks for the encouragement Trish!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992992022974817478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-2715048884458834132011-10-18T15:03:38.688-05:002011-10-18T15:03:38.688-05:00You guys make me feel so much better! I love the i...You guys make me feel so much better! I love the idea of 300 words/day. But can't imagine producing quality on that sort of plan, nice as that would be. I'm like you, Paige-the words come in long stretches. But sitting down each night at 8:30 might work...hmmm :)Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-14305140660411142852011-10-18T14:37:46.760-05:002011-10-18T14:37:46.760-05:00After years of writing and many legal pads filled ...After years of writing and many legal pads filled with notes/ideas/ramblings, I have completed my first novel (still looking for that special agent...). The recession was a blessing in disguise. My husband left his 9-5 mortgage loan officer position for a steadier pay check, but with that came crazy working hours for him - many at night. Schedules work for me, so every night around 8:30 I would tuck in the kids and go to work on my novel. I was amazed at how quickly the word count grew and before I knew it I reached my goal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-36168153073184774302011-10-18T14:13:21.348-05:002011-10-18T14:13:21.348-05:00I've always been a writer who pecks at the key...I've always been a writer who pecks at the keyboard in long stretches instead of smaller spurts. Sitting down to write 300 words would irk me, which totally explains why I doodled my way through writing exercises profs proposed during workshops. :)Paige Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291247610038922542noreply@blogger.com