#quality versus quantity

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"Friendship is not a matter of quantity, but quality: it's better to have a few loyal and true friends than many shallow and empty acquaintances."

[aprlsummer-blog]

[godwhyrp]

Once you start describing what the individual muscle fibers in your arm are doing about this door in the way of your passage, BACK THE FUCK UP because you need some serious help.

--Kai

[respowell]

Writing Advice for NaNoWriMo and Beyond

Unless you've been living under the proverbial rock, chances are you've heard the phrase "quality, not quantity." For most writing (say 98ish%) this saying holds true.

For the majority of writing, you need to have a first, second, and sometimes a third draft. If you are super prepared (as I liked to think of myself in college) then you have your drafts saved as separate files, to mark your progress and keep up with your growth as an analytical writer.

Notice how I said analytical.

For fiction writing, quality is also important. Time is money, and the more time you put into it, the more money you'll make from your nice, shiny, proofed product.

NaNoWriMo is not focused on quality. That is what December is for.

NaNoWriMo is a fast-paced, grueling month of ~1,700 words per day adding up to 50K in 30 days. Every participant who wants to finish with this minimum has to find time to write out almost two thousand words a day, every day, for thirty days.

Sounds fun? Yeah, I think so too. 

I've been a participant of NaNoWriMo for about four years now. Last year I was even an ML (Big Regional Cheese, we plan a lot of the stuff that keeps you writers motivated). 

The point is, whether you've decided to throw your social life out the window and join the ranks of NaNoWriMo participants, or if you just want to set aside time to write everyday, you have to make the choice.

Quality or quantity?

There's always the chance to go back and edit later.

Happy Writing

R E Powell