I've been trying to write a minimum of 500 words a day to meet my InaDWriMo goal of 15,000. So far I've managed to meet and exceed this daily goal. I tell myself I will write for 1 hour and that in an hour I should be able to get 500 words done. I'm finding an hour gives me time to both think and write. So 500 words is truly feasible and I can usually crank out more. Also I can go longer if I am so inspired.
Today was the hardest and I think that is because I've been working on the same project each day. After an hour I was at 446 words and still not feeling it. So instead of quitting I switched to another project and flew through another 415 words in half an hour.
This process is teaching me some interesting lessons about my own writing habits.
Yes, that works for me too. Another trick I've played on myself is to divide the writing on a particular project into pieces -- perhaps the lit review, data analysis, discussion, etc. Then I switch my writing back and forth among those pieces when I get stuck.
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