tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310539925928019350.post6601209194279093778..comments2023-12-26T22:53:31.018-08:00Comments on Laura D. Bastian blog: Where is my mind?Laura D. Bastianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12481419933063260172noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310539925928019350.post-7085188128376154362011-01-13T10:15:09.932-08:002011-01-13T10:15:09.932-08:00You stole my blog title! Or maybe I stole yours. I...You stole my blog title! Or maybe I stole yours. I'm not sure.<br /><br />But yes, I have been having a similar problem of late. I should be working on my novel, which has actually been coming together quite nicely of late, but I have this short story that's calling to me. So instead I'm online, accomplishing neither. Go figure.<br /><br />I've found what works best for me--at least it makes me feel like I'm making progress--is to write a minimum 100 words a day. Even if I'm busy, or bored, or stuck, that's the requirement--100 words. It's not a lot. Usually I can pound it out in less than ten minutes. But it keeps me going, and, if my calculations are correct, writing just 100 words a day totals out to a whole novel every two years. And it's an effective way to beat writer's block, because you have to get 100 word out, no matter what. If you can't think of something to happen over the course of the next 100 words, you have to make something up.<br /><br />But if you’re like me, 100 words usually becomes something much longer. This comment, for example, is about 200 words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com