tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258187440690340512.post769307273574568994..comments2023-10-28T10:27:46.839-05:00Comments on On the Write Foot: Obsessed with NumbersK.C. Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14912786990618965368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258187440690340512.post-19906420993340555262009-11-20T16:10:25.213-06:002009-11-20T16:10:25.213-06:00I did manage 2,625 words during my non-counting se...I did manage 2,625 words during my non-counting session. But I was glad that I didn't look until the next day. <br />I'm sure I'll shoot right back to looking at words again now, since wordcounts are like crack, but maybe I'll throw the non-counting sessions in there more often.<br />Thanks for the feedback!K.C. Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912786990618965368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258187440690340512.post-67780320964806027192009-11-19T20:24:45.533-06:002009-11-19T20:24:45.533-06:00lol You are right, of course!
I was never much of ...lol You are right, of course!<br />I was never much of a wordcounter before Twitter but I've found #writegoal to be one of the most productive tools I've ever discovered. Even though I rarely get a response, somehow just putting it out there makes me really want to get those words done and going for the wordcount helps me to put aside my internal editor (read: critic). I'd tried something similar with friends and family but there was TOO much pressure involved there and they aren't writers anyway so it just felt like an imposition. <br />Let us know how your experiment goes!Danisidhehttp://www.narrativedisorder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258187440690340512.post-63321643345787098272009-11-19T18:15:33.055-06:002009-11-19T18:15:33.055-06:00Dude, if you do your session tonight without payin...Dude, if you do your session tonight without paying attention to numbers... you might be my new hero!! I'd love to do that... But there's just something so gratifying to me to see my numbers GROW (I keep totally nerdy weekly spreadsheets).<br /><br />My professor turns his screen off and just types until he runs out of words. He doesn't edit, doesn't spell check, just writes. He doesn't look at it until the next day. It amazes me!Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258187440690340512.post-485192582481876752009-11-19T17:47:13.382-06:002009-11-19T17:47:13.382-06:00This numbers game was one of my greatest disappoin...This numbers game was one of my greatest disappointents in the writing world. I mean, artists aren't told how mnay strokes they can use in a painting, right? So constricting. But it's the game we play if we want to publish. Regardless, I think your naughty idea is brilliant. Play hookie from the numbers game for a night. Just may try it myself (but then I'll just count pages, soooooo....)Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.com