Thread: Writing Practice

I found this in my twitter feed today retweeted from Michael Ian Black - although I won't pretend to know who he is.

Writing tip: write a thousand words every day no matter what. If they make sense all together, even better.

I do try to write at least 500 words a day, be it a blog post or a journal entry.

Does anyone have any daily writing practises that they follow?

Hmm... Writing 1000 words a day? Well, if they aren't related, then sure. I do my blogs, comments on the forum, write on my journal, post comments on Facebook and do Tweeting. I'm pretty sure with all that, I write at least a thousand words.

Besides, all I've said are pretty much practice in themselves already.

As for formal, strict, writing practice, e.g. writing a 500-word Flash Fiction per day... Nah. I don't really do that, or at least not everyday.

I try to write fairly regularly, although it depends on whether work gets in the way or not. As part of my work, I blog, however, and as I contribute to it daily or near-daily, I usually write something of length in the course of an average day.

Originally Posted by siouxj73

Does anyone have any daily writing practises that they follow?

As he says, write every day where possible; once you get used to doing that, you soon find the stories piling up. If you can find an hour to write you can put down a thousand words every day.

I only write when the foundations of a story have come through in my head. I find trying to write something is no good at all, I need that spark first, but I doubt he meant it'll improve your writing ability, so ignore that.

As an exercise to get you into the rhythm of writing more often in a more focused way, I can see it being helpful. When it starts to feel like a chore, I stop, but I write thousands of words every single day anyway, and speak about the same. We're always practicing, almost sub-consciously. I really don't worry about it to be honest, I just write, but if it's helpful for you, keep doing it I say. Good luck .