Writing a book in public

Re:Writing a book in public by basilesamel on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @09:41AM (#18664250)

200 is still so hard for many people. I talked to users who tried the website and couldn't do more than a 1-day streak, they all say the same: I can't get into the habit / too much work / didn't plan it blablabla And I think this is the case for 80% people on earth. And I'm talking about english native speakers, non-native are even less likely to reach 200 words per day.

Anywasy, thanks for sharing your experience! I appreciate it.

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Re:Writing a book in public by ghaff on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @09:46AM (#18664313)

Oh. I don't disagree and the habit thing is definitely part of it. When I'm traveling I find it very easy to get out of the habit of getting something/anything down on paper quickly even with the expectation that I would need to knock it into publishable shape when I have more time.

Personally, I'm also guilty with a number of things of the mindset that it's not worth chipping away at, it's too much to contemplate, etc. Writing can definitely be similar.

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Re:Writing a book in public by munificent on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @05:23PM (#18668251)

200 words is a handful of paragraphs. If they can't do that, it's not about the quantity of words, it's about getting started at all.

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