tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post8060617731743620041..comments2023-09-10T06:13:15.389-04:00Comments on Nine Naughty Novelists: To Count or Not to Countkellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865842550376328393noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-77185642091165068392010-12-03T23:18:07.947-05:002010-12-03T23:18:07.947-05:00I wouldn't be able to write if I tried to edit...I wouldn't be able to write if I tried to edit as I wrote. NaNoWriMo was amazing for me because I NEED word count goals, which generally stop me from obsessing about the errors in the words I previously wrote.Skylar Kadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820959078583565408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-68656169526514173672010-12-03T16:51:54.410-05:002010-12-03T16:51:54.410-05:00I am totally in the write-like-crazy camp. I do so...I am totally in the write-like-crazy camp. I do some edits, but usually only clean up stuff as I re-read a scene to get back in the mood when I start writing again. For me, I have to get the story out. Then it's almost relaxing to go back and edit and polish. I don't set a word count goal, and I usually (sometimes I do just out of curiosity!) don't even keep track of my word count (other than my total word count) because I have to squeeze my writing in around so many other things. I just write as much as I can.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865842550376328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-70728094702197122952010-12-03T14:23:17.712-05:002010-12-03T14:23:17.712-05:00Editing as you go is a great way to develop writer...Editing as you go is a great way to develop writer's block. Seriously. There were some studies several years ago of student writers who got blocked and that was why--they wanted it perfect the first time through. Me, I really get off on revision. I look forward to taking that crappy first draft and polishing the hell out of it. But that's just perverse little me. I think everybody comes up with a process that works for them.Meg Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081153466394828760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-26906345747868374322010-12-03T12:11:48.258-05:002010-12-03T12:11:48.258-05:00As an author, I have a love-hate relationship with...As an author, I have a love-hate relationship with writing. I write more--and write better--with a word goal. Without it, writing is too easy to avoid.<br /><br />It keeps me focused and helps me break through the tough parts.<br /><br />I've seen more writers NOT finish a novel than finish one when they tried to perfect each chapter before moving on to the next.<br /><br />But you have to do what works for you as a writer, because ultimately what matters is the end result.Cara Bristolhttp://carabristol.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com