tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post1322453470565169569..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Six Novels a YearKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-78929854271791698292011-07-12T16:35:01.810-04:002011-07-12T16:35:01.810-04:00Fascinating! :)Fascinating! :)Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-55409401692295166172011-07-04T11:02:08.846-04:002011-07-04T11:02:08.846-04:00Great post - Fred Faust averaged a book every 3 wk...Great post - Fred Faust averaged a book every 3 wks.? Yikes!!<br /><br />I always thinks of 2500 words per chapter, and if I write 30 chapters, that's a good point of where to stop for the first draft - then I polish, rewrite, edit, layer, etc., usually ending w/80 - 90k words. I have written 3 books in 1 year, but I really do need at least 6 mos. to write so that I don't miss what my characters might have to "say" and I don't like the pressure of rushing it. 2 per yr. is my max, unless I'm including a short story - but like Liane, I prefer 1. It's a lot of work if we want a life as well, something's gotta give!Marissa Monteilhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544935456151144743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-88892774968011274232011-07-04T00:19:57.302-04:002011-07-04T00:19:57.302-04:00I've written the first draft of one novel in t...I've written the first draft of one novel in two and a half months, and another in about four. The first I managed by writing every day. I take a break after the first draft and pass it to my critique partner. The hard part, the polishing and partial rewrite, might take another couple of months. <br /><br />I've seen a formula somewhere: 1000 words a day x 5 days a week x 52 weeks a year = 3 novels a year. It's supposed to be quite doable. <br /><br />Maybe it is for full time writers, but not for me. One complete, submission-ready 90,000 word novel in a year = a good year for me.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-82659691922712718452011-07-03T22:51:53.478-04:002011-07-03T22:51:53.478-04:00My current goal is four releases per year starting...My current goal is four releases per year starting in 2012 (I've gotten a late start on 2011 and will probably only have three releases this year). I work full-time and write slow so I'm comfortable with this goal. I think every writer should find a flow that works for them and stick to it.Elle D Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899577741419712962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-65663369625448810432011-07-03T07:34:40.016-04:002011-07-03T07:34:40.016-04:00I agree with that sentiment of a novel a year.
Th...I agree with that sentiment of a novel a year.<br /><br />The project I'm shopping around took me about 2 1/2 months to write (very much out of the ordinary for me) but the remaining part of the year was spend editing and rewriting.<br /><br />My current headache falls more under your guideline: seven months spread out over two years.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-49620763051895273112011-07-03T00:50:02.367-04:002011-07-03T00:50:02.367-04:00I've gotten faster and faster in the past four...I've gotten faster and faster in the past four years, partly because when I'm off in the summers and write I pick up a lot of momentum that I lose when I'm working in spurts during the regular school year. I can't imagine doing six novels a year. I figure if I were full time I could probably do two 70,000 word novels and half a dozen short stories. I'm definitely a slow writer. Or so it seems to me.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com