Comments on: Racing the submission clock http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/ Managing a full time engineering career while being a part time writer, musician, and outdoorsman. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:49:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: richard-rowland-perkins.com » Revisions finished, finally! http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-92 richard-rowland-perkins.com » Revisions finished, finally! Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:36:16 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-92 [...] in hard copy format, I couldn’t track word count on the fly. And after a second look at my Racing the submission post, it didn’t seem like a particularly relevant metric anyway. Instead I kept track of completed [...] [...] in hard copy format, I couldn’t track word count on the fly. And after a second look at my Racing the submission post, it didn’t seem like a particularly relevant metric anyway. Instead I kept track of completed [...]

]]> By: Jane Doe http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Jane Doe Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:00:25 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-86 Thanks for the compliment! In reality my blogs take little in the way of organizational skills. I generally just open one up and type what falls out of my head. :-) Thanks for the compliment! In reality my blogs take little in the way of organizational skills. I generally just open one up and type what falls out of my head. :-)

]]> By: Richard Perkins http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Richard Perkins Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:36:54 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-83 Stephanie - 7-8k words per weekend is... impressive. During NaNo, I had single sessions where I wrote at 1k words an hour, but those were rare. I'm... methodical... you could say. (You could also call it <em>plodding</em> rather than <em>plotting</em>, but I prefer to give myself the benefit of the doubt. :-) ) Thanks for the tip on reading aloud. Scalsi suggests something similar, so that's two votes at least. Cheers Stephanie – 7-8k words per weekend is… impressive. During NaNo, I had single sessions where I wrote at 1k words an hour, but those were rare. I’m… methodical… you could say. (You could also call it plodding rather than plotting, but I prefer to give myself the benefit of the doubt. :-) )
Thanks for the tip on reading aloud. Scalsi suggests something similar, so that’s two votes at least.
Cheers

]]> By: Stephanie Barr http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Stephanie Barr Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:29:10 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-82 As an engineer, of course I understand the value of metrics. Not that I do that when I'm writing. I write so haphazardly, relatively, using that female associative logic part of my brain. I can blast through 7-8000 words in one weekend and then go two weeks with nothing. Still, it's good to feel like progress has been made and visible evidence can be heartwarming. Revising, of course, can be different paces and, sometimes, especially if you know something isn't working but aren't sure how to fix it, can get bogged down. My best trick (and I always recommend it), read it out loud. If it SOUNDS good, you probably have a winner. As an engineer, of course I understand the value of metrics. Not that I do that when I’m writing. I write so haphazardly, relatively, using that female associative logic part of my brain. I can blast through 7-8000 words in one weekend and then go two weeks with nothing.

Still, it’s good to feel like progress has been made and visible evidence can be heartwarming.

Revising, of course, can be different paces and, sometimes, especially if you know something isn’t working but aren’t sure how to fix it, can get bogged down. My best trick (and I always recommend it), read it out loud. If it SOUNDS good, you probably have a winner.

]]> By: Richard Perkins http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Richard Perkins Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:49:08 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-80 Jane - Hah! Now that is high praise indeed coming from a woman with let's see, <a href="http://janedoesmusings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">one</a>, <a href="http://writerjanedoe.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">two</a>, <a href="http://janesinspirations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">three</a>, and <a href="http://stuperheroextraordinaire.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">four</a> well written blogs, each more entertaining and informative than the last. Glad to read that you're feeling a little better than you were earlier this week. Cheers! Jane – Hah! Now that is high praise indeed coming from a woman with let’s see, one, two, three, and four well written blogs, each more entertaining and informative than the last. Glad to read that you’re feeling a little better than you were earlier this week.
Cheers!

]]> By: Richard Perkins http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Richard Perkins Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:43:30 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-79 Thanks Ravyn! By the way, I'm really loving your current series on <a href="http://exchangeofrealities.today.com/2009/02/04/the-dangers-of-designated-love-interests/" rel="nofollow">developing your plot's designated love interest</a> character. It's very timely for me, as I'm currently working on a cut scene to show how my protagonist's first love went horribly wrong... ;-) Thanks Ravyn! By the way, I’m really loving your current series on developing your plot’s designated love interest character. It’s very timely for me, as I’m currently working on a cut scene to show how my protagonist’s first love went horribly wrong… ;-)

]]> By: Jane Doe http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Jane Doe Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:48:43 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-78 Good luck with your manuscript! I am impressed with all your charts, you are much more organized than I could ever hope to be! Good luck with your manuscript! I am impressed with all your charts, you are much more organized than I could ever hope to be!

]]> By: Ravyn http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/journal/racing-the-submission-clock/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Ravyn Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:10:23 +0000 http://richard-rowland-perkins.com/?p=243#comment-77 I agree with you on the usefulness of deadlines in your work; it's only the projects I've set deadlines on that I've actually managed to complete. Good luck in keeping to your goals! I agree with you on the usefulness of deadlines in your work; it’s only the projects I’ve set deadlines on that I’ve actually managed to complete.

Good luck in keeping to your goals!

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