I've been thinking about daily writing goals. There seem to be so many different approaches:
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- write for a minimum of xx minutes
- write a minimum of xx words
- the words can be draft
- the words must be polished
I set
myself 600 words a day as a minimum output, regardless of the weather, my state
of mind or if I’m sick or well. There must be 600 finished words–not almost
right words.
600 words is a doable number. I like his philosophy - you write regardless of anything. I even like the idea the words should be finished words. For someone like me with a strong desire to edit, it would save time the next day and let me move on.
I'm just not sure that I agree they should be finished finished. I think reasonably finished would work for me, Enough that I'm not tempted to go back and edit.
I'm going to give this a shot and see if it does work for me.
What is your daily writing goal?