Last Thursday I flew south and met up with two friends, authors Leisl Leighton and Marnie St Clair, for a 4-day writing retreat (although it was only two and a half of actual writing thanks to travel). We stayed in a holiday house on the Mornington Peninsula, just a short walk to the beach. Here’s…
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How many words?
I’ve been thinking about daily writing goals. There seem to be so many different approaches: write for a minimum of xx minutes write a minimum of xx words the words can be draft the words must be polished I like this quote by Arthur Hailey… I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum…
Slow typing
Having a bad week with my word count. Got my BICHOK (bum in chair, hands on keyboard), but countless interruptions are stopping the words from flowing. I guess it’s that time of year: Christmas is looming, it’s the last week of school and family arrive next week. I wonder if Santa can bring me a…