Powerrrrrrr Writing
by KaceySo I’m not usually the type to churn out huge numbers of pages per day. But I’ve decided I’m a slacker. I can do better. So I’m trying to go for 50 pages a week. Minium. Yes, I know, not much for some people. But I figure with working, that’s a doable goal. Or maybe I’m nuts 
So I’ve done 24 pages in the last two days. Good pages. The story just sings to me. I’m so into it, because there isn’t that stop and start. 5 pages here. 5 pages there. I can really see how the big chunks of writing appeals so some people. Because it sure is working for me this week. I just wonder how long I can keep it up. If I could just quit the pesky day job…but that’s not in my immediate future. (read previous posts regarding plethora of college aged kids to get through $$$ )
And I’m bribing myself with all sorts of things to get myself to actually sit down and do this. A long soak in the bathtub after I meet my page goal 
An order from Amazon. An extra glass of good wine 
A white chocolate Reese’s peanut butter cup. (not as good as the original).
So what’s your “normal” page output, and what’s the most you’ve ever written in a day? I think the most I’ve ever written was like 20 pages in a day. And they were rough. Very. You?
I’m a manic writer. I wish I could sit down and churn out a regular amount of pages in a day. I’ll go days without writing so much as a word and then I’ll write 50 in one day.
The most Ive ever written in one day I think is 90. It only happened once
I don’t know the biggest amound of pages I did in a day, but for one of the books I used to write about 10 pages daily for several weeks (that was with no day job). I did finish the ms rather quickly, but recently I’m slacking off.
The most I ever did in a day was 10 pages. I think they were actually good pages but that was recently and I haven’t gone back to do revisions yet. So we’ll see how good they were. I usually do only 1 or 2 a day. By the time I get home from work my brain is fried and it’s a struggle to get that out. Lately though I’ve been tricking myself into it by doing a BIAW, every week.
I think my high was 20 pages TNR one day. I don’t usually write everyday because mommy stuff tends to get in the way. When I do, I tend to go for the gusto and write 6 or 7 pages at a whack. I did a BIAM for the month of April and wrote 27K words.
My best day as far as I can remember is about 20 pages. I work every day, but the way I work is strange. I mull forever, sometimes writing bits and pieces during the mull time, but when I finally KNOW where the story is going, I average about 8-10 pages a day. I feel like I have to write that fast to make up for my mull time.
Congrats on the 24 pages in 2 days!
26 pages was my personal best. I bow down to Sharon with her 90. Dang!!
Good luck today!
Sharon 90! Wow. I don’t know that my hands could hold out for that long. Funny thing was I got a lot of laundry done too. I needed to force myself to take breaks, so I’d go throw in a load, move it to the dryer, hang up a load, etc. For some weird reason it tickled me that I got that many pages written and that much laundry done at the same time
20 pages–my top for a day. Bribes are good–like shopping and book stores and such. Good luck.
I’m a daily briber to get through the pages!
Man, I have no clue what my personal best was. I usually manage around 2 or 3 pages. Sometimes only one.
My personal best was 38 pages. That happened ONCE.
90 pages??? I am truly in awe.
But I will strive to do better!
I’m even in awe of your pages, Kacey! Wow. I feel like a slug now! I guess I just don’t work that fast.