Pacing and Writing Schedules

I am quite possibly one of the worst writers when it comes to pacing and writing schedules.

I’m a binge writer. When I get into a project, I write full out for a couple weeks and then slide into a slump. I eventually get my steam back, write solidly for a few weeks, then fall into a slump. It’s an awful writing schedule to have.

Perhaps I overdid myself last Camp NaNo (April), but I still kept the rhythm up for another month (all of May). June was just awful–thought I did try and turn it around.

As a result of this fluctuating schedule and odd pacing, I’ve wondered if I would be better off trying to regulate my writing process or if I should give myself a break.

When I was a student, all the way through university, I usually got assignments done in binges. I might pace some of the research but it took me a while before the vision of what I wanted my report to be fully formulated in my head before I could start assembling the research and draft a near-finished product. It seems to be a theme that is is just how I do things. I’m deadline oriented.

So what about you? What is your pacing and writing schedules? Do you keep things even and ratable or do you binge write like I do?

The post Pacing and Writing Schedules appeared first on Anxiety Ink.