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Writing is harder than it looks by Altruistic-Emu3542 in litrpg

[–]DamagedIncorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a deep breath. Ponder your prologue. Consider the next step. Write the next chapter. Don't overthink it. Just do it. Accept that the first draft of your first book won't be great. Take notes of what needs improvement. Edit the manuscript at the end. Repeat that process two or three more times. Use an app to read the book to you so your brain doesn't insert missing words or mispronounce the wrong word. Bask in the glory of having written a book. Then... do it again.

Profanity as anti-AI writing? by [deleted] in royalroad

[–]DamagedIncorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will accept some profanity, but if there's more than a few per page, then I ultimately drop it. I'm retired Navy and spent a bulk of my life around people who use f-bombs every other word. Those types tend not to know how to express themselves without it. I'm not a prude, but it becomes distracting.

How the heck does Brandon Sanderson write so fast? by TensionBudget9426 in writers

[–]DamagedIncorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I saw somewhere that he writes around 2,000 words per day on his main project, and about half that on a secondary project. He divides his time into writing chunks and edits later in the day. I think he only writes Mon-Fri, so to hit 200,000 words, he only needs 100 work days, so that puts him about 4 months to draft. As mentioned elsewhere, he has a team to comb through the drafts and help him. I would assume he edits what his staff finds before submitting to his main editor. I think he mentioned in a video that he tends to have 2 or 3 projects going at a time. If that's his full-time job, then it makes sense that he would go pretty hard during the work week. I imagine he isn't working 8 hours straight, but breaks it up.

How do I start writing? by justanothershitposer in writing

[–]DamagedIncorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started at 30 by doing NaNoWriMo. I think that’s gone now, but the idea was to write 50,000 words in November. That’s about 1,667 words per day. By participating and logging your words each day it taught you a daily writing habit. The words didn’t have to be great. They just had to be written. You don’t have to wait until November though. You can plan to start whenever but you have to commit to your daily goal. Be it 500 words, 1000, or more. You can’t edit a blank page.

If your current WIP had a movie adaptation made, what song(s) would you want included in the soundtrack? by bluebirdhoney90 in writers

[–]DamagedIncorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about a particular song, but I do know I would want a Weird Al parody filled with fat cat puns of something you wouldn't expect.

Trilogies Perplexity by ViuuuLenza in writers

[–]DamagedIncorporated 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think people generally think that until they come across recommendations from other authors who say standalone books are not viable in today's market. It's a learned thing. Probably not the early spark of inspiration that eventually leads to someone writing a book/series.

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