Just why?

[BearlyAlive]

You guys write?

 

[StarrGaze]

I have been watching Kate Cavanaugh videos on YouTube, and she can get excited when she writes like 400 words per hour, and I am here like:

5k in 148 minutes? Why so little, why so slow?

Why am I doing this to myself? Why can't I be happy with what I have done so far? I used to be supper happy about writing, when I tackled my first serious novel. I sat my ass on the writing chair with a smile and the full intention to hallucinate for the next couple of hours. Not only that, but I didn't even need breaks.

I want to go back to being like that, but I don't know how.

Rant over.

This feels like watching that super smart friend be sad over getting a 98 A on an exam, while the majority of the class barely passed *bonk of self-appreciation*

 

[Fox-Trot-9]

You are a writing workaholic of a goddess, but too much of one thing is detrimental to you. All work and no play makes you a dull witch, so ease up on the gas pedal a bit and enjoy the scenery around you. Take a walk, smell the roses, visit family or friends, read stuff, or get laid, but whatever you do, think about it as adding fuel to the fire that is your mind, so that when you go back to writing, you can bring back that old feeling of when you first sat on your ass to write that first serious book. Just saying.

 

[TsumiHokiro]

I have been watching Kate Cavanaugh videos on YouTube, and she can get excited when she writes like 400 words per hour, and I am here like:

5k in 148 minutes? Why so little, why so slow?

Why am I doing this to myself? Why can't I be happy with what I have done so far? I used to be supper happy about writing, when I tackled my first serious novel. I sat my ass on the writing chair with a smile and the full intention to hallucinate for the next couple of hours. Not only that, but I didn't even need breaks.

I want to go back to being like that, but I don't know how.

Rant over.

You should be asking yourself this: Why not? Why can you not be happy with yourself as you are right now?

 

[Deleted member 1244]

I may not write lots, some days just a single paragraph, or 2 to 3 lines. Other fay I'd fill a page or 2.

But love it all. The beats i wrote, the scene I paint. Word count simply not a metric I use as a form of measurement.

 

[BouncyCactus]

I hate putting a measurement on my hobby, cus that tend to kill the joy of it, and turn it into a chore. Sometime, i can engage in my writing hobby after a full day of writing for work, other time, i am perfectly happy to not touch the pen. I only write when I feel the urge to, and let the urge guide my hand. I don't force the writing, because then, it wasn't fun anymore. Someday, I can pens 5k in an hour, other, in a week, and don't let the pressure to hit certain wordcounts ruin writing for me.

 

[Speedwagon889]

I'd like to think I can write pretty fast. When I'm focused for a majority of the time I actually spend writing, I can do ~2k/hour. For the most part, I end up getting distracted since my computer has internet access and my productivity plummets as a result. 400 words is nothing to me when I am actively trying to get something onto the page, but speed isn't everything.

Ultimately though, 99% of people here do this for fun and don't have anything relying on output other than their own enjoyment, so what does it matter how long it takes them to write a thousand words?

 

[WeissBlatt]

I'm lucky if I manage to write 50 words in a day.

 

[RainyLiquid]

The best part about burnout is you wonder why you can't write like you used to. Then you take a break. While on break you're hit with a sudden surge of inspiration and ideas. So you say screw the break and start writing again. For a bit you write like the old times, and it's fun, and almost hard to stop writing, and you get several chapters done.

Then the burnout comes back.

Cheers!

 

[Deleted member 54065]

The best part about burnout is you wonder why you can't write like you used to. Then you take a break. While on break you're hit with a sudden surge of inspiration and ideas. So you say screw the break and start writing again. For a bit you write like the old times, and it's fun, and almost hard to stop writing, and you get several chapters done.

Then the burnout comes back.

Cheers!

Very well said. ?

 

[Sylver]

It takes me around 2 hours to write a chapter that varies between 2 to 3.5k words. But if I didn't enjoy writing, I would be hitting writers block each time I tried.

It honestly sounds like this writing thing for you is more of an obligation or a chore than a hobby or passion. Take a break from it, it might be burn out that you're experiencing. We've all been there, I've been there. Get some time to yourself to relax, cool down, and rediscover why you want to write again :)

 

[prognastat]

I probably don't write much faster on average. There might times where I can manage to pump out a 1k word chapter in under half an hour when super inspired. However most of the time I'm not super inspired and it takes me 2 hours to achieve the same. Worse yet if I'm full on in some block it can take even more.

So probably wouldn't be happy if I got 400 words done in an hour, but at least wouldn't be disappointed in myself.