I'm a cooker a baker a candlestick maker...
At least that's how it feels some days. When I pull up the list of things I do every day, even I'm impressed! Really and truly, how much time do you actually have to write? I'd like to know.
I've heard some writers claim they can bang out 30,000 words in a few days. No way can I do that! A great, exceptional, outstanding day for me is 5000 words. Usually it's more like 500-2500 per day.
Anyway, the day job has been a major emotional drain lately and after going back and forth for several months, I made the decision to quit while I'm ahead. This will be my last weekend until mid-May, when I've volunteered for a three day weekend and after that, I'm done.
I'm going to write full-time...well, I will do other things, but writing will be my profession. Let's hope it pays off!
I've heard some writers claim they can bang out 30,000 words in a few days. No way can I do that! A great, exceptional, outstanding day for me is 5000 words. Usually it's more like 500-2500 per day.
Anyway, the day job has been a major emotional drain lately and after going back and forth for several months, I made the decision to quit while I'm ahead. This will be my last weekend until mid-May, when I've volunteered for a three day weekend and after that, I'm done.
I'm going to write full-time...well, I will do other things, but writing will be my profession. Let's hope it pays off!
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Congrats on being able to write full time!! For me, I consider 2,500 words a WEEK very productive due to the fact that I usually get only part of a Saturday or Sunday to write.
ReplyDeleteOh, Tessie, you don't know how relieved that makes me feel. I've been getting such an inferiority complex about my writing time!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Julia, big changes can be scary but when you're done with a stage of your life, you just know it and you have to move forward. I think you made the right decision.
ReplyDeleteA great day for me is 2k a day sometimes on a roll I can get more. I have to write slowly and think... I'm still learning so I have no business going any faster than that! lol
XXOO Kat
Good luck with your decision! Even writing "full time" sometimes has life getting in the way. But, it should be smoother sailing for you when you have the opportunity to become a full-time writer!
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