by Bruce Brady @BDBrady007
I struggle with editing while
writing my first draft. I can’t help it. When I see that something could be
done better, I stop and work on it until I’m satisfied or exasperated. This
prevents me from producing more than about 500 words an hour—and often less.
In an effort to overcome this, I
entered NaNoWriMo this year. I hoped the pressure of writing 50,000 words in 30
days would motivate me to ignore all those editing opportunities. And just to
make it more interesting, I have the added pressure of a schedule that will
allow only 15 to 20 writing days.
Today is November fifth and
I’ve only written about 500 words. To be fair to myself, I didn’t get started
until the third and I’ve had a couple of urgent life issues to deal
with. Still, I’ve had two and half days to produce and only managed to pound
out 500 words.
