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Why Writers Drink?
Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:14
I've been naughty and it's come to bite me like that snake I left in my flatmates closet. I now find myself with the dreadfully arduous task of writing an entire 100,000 word novel in the span of a weekend. It has to be good of course and of publishable quality by Wednesday. Good-bye nap time. Anyone want to cheer me on? I'm at 16,632 words right now.
Sat, 11/22/2008 - 20:52
#2
It's so strange that you quoted Hamlet for this, the entire project is a fiction adaptation of Shakespearean works so I may very well work that in! And I'm allergic to alcohol but I'll probably start drink sometime about 7 am tomorrow morning I think. I'm at I had a bunch of stuff to do today so I'm only at 19,287 words right now. Booooo
On that note, the moment I'm done this project, I'm going to have a swack of new articles for you guys.
Sun, 11/23/2008 - 12:55
#3
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 17:00
#4
Wow, why did you do that? Yikes! But, never fear.
Yes, it's do-able, I think. I've gotten 30,000 in an evening so it's possible. Just watch what you're doing. Rapid writing opens the gates for inconsistencies and simple error.
Good luck. Just turn everything off. Get an ice pack ready (I've needed those for writing). Actually, I go through keyboards like crazy and have had to buy a brace for my wrist. Who said writing is easy? It's like demonic possession.
you could always add in a drunk writer character - that's like, 20 thousand words right there! and also, if you drink while you write, you'll find you aren't as concerned with what you're writing, and you'll think its really really good!
After all, didn't hamlet say 'there's nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so?' you could also add in that quote to the book, somewhere, and that's 16 words!
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