This past week, I've had a modest goal of writing 500 words on my short story a day. I haven't reached that every day, but I've generally come close - with the exception of one day when I was just utterly work-slammed and didn't even get to touch it. I'm estimating this is going to be about a 7000 word story, which is where most of mine tend to fall. I'm about 2500 words in and on good track to finish in time to do a bit of editing before I post it for the FWO challenge.
The joy of writing every day is hard to express. It can be frustrating when I can't quite figure out the sequence, have to stop and puzzle something out, worry that there's not enough foreshadowing, doublecheck to be sure I have sufficient description without stopping the story cold ... but oh, the delight of the flow of words.
I know my writing time and energy will decrease again when I'm in school, so I'm pondering short projects that I can finish quickly. One thought I had was to do a piece of flash fiction, micro fiction or even a poem every day based on a sparker, such as the word of the day or a random Deviantart / Elfwood picture. I'm certainly open to suggestions of a good source for quick inspiration! (Weekly may be more realistic; I'll have to think about it and experiment.)
Other writers: what do you do to keep your muscles sharp when time is limited?
About Me
- Lindsey Duncan
- I'm a professional harp performer, chef / pastry chef, and speculative fiction writer from Cincinnati, Ohio. My contemporary fantasy novel Flow is available from Double Dragon Publishing, and my science fiction novel Scylla and Charybdis is now out from Grimbold Books. I've also sold a number of short stories and a few pieces of speculative poetry. I write predominantly fantasy, usually epic and/or humorous, with some soft science fiction. I play the traditional lever harp with a specialty in Celtic music - but I also perform modern and Renaissance tunes. And yes, you read that right - I have a diploma in Baking and Pastry and an Associates in Culinary Arts and am currently working in the catering field at Kate's Catering and Personal Chef Services (Dayton, KY). I am a CPC (Certified Pastry Culinarian) and CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine).
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