This is interesting. His word count goal is roughly the amount of a page of typing single-spaced. That's reachable. He must have a mathematical mind to be so rigid in the goal setting. When I wrote my novels or now when I work on my Substack pieces, I dive in a write until it doesn't come any more. I usually finish a rough draft of an essay in about an hour, then tweak it once before letting it "simmer." It's similar to his morning session only not as rigid in the time frames. His system, though, would undoubtedly help lots of new writers discipline themselves to ignore the muse or lack thereos and just write. That takes time and practice, but it comes after a while. Maybe I could apply Trollope's system to my piano discipline. Heavens knows I need it. Only disperse the 15-minute blocks through the day and work on just one or two pieces. Stop and rest, then another block. Thank you, Alvaro.
I had no idea the length was just like a single-spaced typed page, how interesting. It makes sense, since he wrote before the digital age.
His method is indeed strict, but I liked the idea you shared: it's useful for writers who are just starting out and still constantly get stuck for inspiration. Generally, I would never recommend copying someone else's method, but it's good to know these ideas so you can try them out, adapt them to your own situation, and keep what works for you.
For example, I find it helpful to write in 50-minute or 30-minute blocks, instead of 15.
Your blocks of time make more sense to me, Alvaro. Fifteen minutes is just too obsessive to me. Maybe he does that because the time crunch pushes him a little more than languidly stringing out words without a dreaded deadline. Deadlines! That's another method of kicking us into high gear and getting it done.
This is interesting. His word count goal is roughly the amount of a page of typing single-spaced. That's reachable. He must have a mathematical mind to be so rigid in the goal setting. When I wrote my novels or now when I work on my Substack pieces, I dive in a write until it doesn't come any more. I usually finish a rough draft of an essay in about an hour, then tweak it once before letting it "simmer." It's similar to his morning session only not as rigid in the time frames. His system, though, would undoubtedly help lots of new writers discipline themselves to ignore the muse or lack thereos and just write. That takes time and practice, but it comes after a while. Maybe I could apply Trollope's system to my piano discipline. Heavens knows I need it. Only disperse the 15-minute blocks through the day and work on just one or two pieces. Stop and rest, then another block. Thank you, Alvaro.
Hi Sue! :)
I had no idea the length was just like a single-spaced typed page, how interesting. It makes sense, since he wrote before the digital age.
His method is indeed strict, but I liked the idea you shared: it's useful for writers who are just starting out and still constantly get stuck for inspiration. Generally, I would never recommend copying someone else's method, but it's good to know these ideas so you can try them out, adapt them to your own situation, and keep what works for you.
For example, I find it helpful to write in 50-minute or 30-minute blocks, instead of 15.
Cheers! :)
Your blocks of time make more sense to me, Alvaro. Fifteen minutes is just too obsessive to me. Maybe he does that because the time crunch pushes him a little more than languidly stringing out words without a dreaded deadline. Deadlines! That's another method of kicking us into high gear and getting it done.