Speed vs. Quality
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write_awayAnother post inspired by a conversation over on fandomsecrets
How much do you think your writing speed influences the quality of your writing?
It seems to be general knowledge that if you write too quickly then quality will suffer. I haven't really noticed that in my own writing. If I push myself, I can write 4,000 words in an hour and it's not the mess that people picture when I tell them that. I fix typos, I go back and replace sentences I don't like, I do all the things I do when I'm writing just 1,000 words in an hour (a pace that feels very slow to me). I'm just more focused and I do it more quickly.
Have you noticed a difference in what you produce at different speeds?
How much do you think your writing speed influences the quality of your writing?
It seems to be general knowledge that if you write too quickly then quality will suffer. I haven't really noticed that in my own writing. If I push myself, I can write 4,000 words in an hour and it's not the mess that people picture when I tell them that. I fix typos, I go back and replace sentences I don't like, I do all the things I do when I'm writing just 1,000 words in an hour (a pace that feels very slow to me). I'm just more focused and I do it more quickly.
Have you noticed a difference in what you produce at different speeds?
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Date: 2014-04-13 11:15 am (UTC)ETA: Still, even with forethought and planning I don't really know the story until I've written it down--I always get surprises along the way--and end up having to fix the first draft quite a bit before I get it to where I like. I guess I'm slow-witted that way.