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Michelle Gordon
Hi Tiffany! Thank you for your question :) I'm not very good with schedules and routines, but when I have decided I am writing a book, the vague process consists of the following steps:
#1. Set a deadline.
#2. Set a word count goal.
#3. Write whenever the need strikes.
#4. Go with the flow!
I always have to write on my iPad or laptop, handwriting anything is a pointless exercise - my writing is illegible when I'm in the zone!
I usually listen to music that has a similar mood to whatever I am writing, or I will find a song I particularly like and I will listen to it on repeat. It's not often that I will write without music.
When I am in the flow, I can write up to 10,000 words in a day, and the fastest I have written a novel was in two weeks.
I never plot or plan, and I have no idea what will happen next, which is my favourite part about writing!
#1. Set a deadline.
#2. Set a word count goal.
#3. Write whenever the need strikes.
#4. Go with the flow!
I always have to write on my iPad or laptop, handwriting anything is a pointless exercise - my writing is illegible when I'm in the zone!
I usually listen to music that has a similar mood to whatever I am writing, or I will find a song I particularly like and I will listen to it on repeat. It's not often that I will write without music.
When I am in the flow, I can write up to 10,000 words in a day, and the fastest I have written a novel was in two weeks.
I never plot or plan, and I have no idea what will happen next, which is my favourite part about writing!
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