Write Every Day: Day #9

[auroracloud]

Today's writing

I finished Yuletide! That is, the first draft. It still needs to be edited like whoah, and I hope I can cut down a good bit of it because it measures almost 7K at the moment and that's too much. But the first draft is done! The beginning of today was crappy, and I didn't even try to write, but in the afternoon I slept and felt much better, and after dinner and a bit of reading I just sat in front of the computer and tap-tap-tapped away until it was done. About 1600 words at one go. It was so nice to have a good writing day for a change.

Good luck for you all with your writing!

Tally

Day #1: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #2: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #3: auroracloud, avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #4: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, trobadora, ysilme
Day #5: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, trobadora, ysilme
Day #6: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, trobadora, ysilme
Day #7: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, doctor_jehane, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme
Day #8: auroracloud,avon, cornerofmadness, esteliel, miss_morland, trobadora, ysilme

Let me know if I missed anyone! You can join in or drop out any time.

Comments

[trobadora]

I usually write sprawling first drafts that benefit from taking away some excess stuff that doesn't add anything.

I see! My stories always grow in the editing - I may remove a lot of stuff, but I add more.

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

Makes sense, I think. One of the things I really admire about your writing is your skill at saying much with comparatively few words. It sort of makes sense that it would go hand in hand with writing first drafts that you add to rather than take away from. Don't know if that made sense in my explanation, but it did in my head. :-D My habitual method is to toss in everything and the kitchen sink, then try to figure out what is allowed to stay. Usually I leave in too much, and I've been trying to learn out of that.

[trobadora]

Aw, thank you, that's so sweet of you to say. ♥

[auroracloud.livejournal.com]

Saying it like I see it. <3