Spending the summer reading everyone posting about their successful 500 words a day left me feeling wholly inadequate. But I've realized there are different writing methods that work for different people. Personally, I have to chew over something at length then write in a burst.
After picking at my APSA paper for weeks, putting down a line here and another there, I finally finished it by writing for two days straight. I finished my most recent book by sending my family on vacation and finishing two chapters in 10 days.
I can spend days dithering unproductively. I get so easily distracted and it takes me so long to start up each time I begin writing that I'm much more productive when I can write in large blocks of time. And deadlines definitely help me
I'm not arguing that this is a better method, but it does work for me. I just want to put out a word of support for all of those other easily distracted procrastinators who can't seem to do 500 words a day. 10 words most days + 5,000 in two days can work!
