Does Writing Get Easier Over Time?

Today’s blog topic comes courtesy of a question from reader Kati.

Kati wanted to know whether the novel writing experience gets easier with more experience. Specifically, she wondered whether I noticed any changes in my writing speed over time. So for example, whether it once took three hours to write a chapter of 1,500 words, and now it only takes an hour.

Kati worded it well: for her, it’s “not really the ‘sitting longer in the chair,’ but more a ‘getting more out of it once I sit’ thing.”

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