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Found out most writers don't finish their first draft in under a year, which feels off to me
I read a post on a writing blog that said a survey found over 60% of novelists take more than a year to finish a first draft. I've always pushed myself to get a messy draft done in a few months, or the story loses steam for me. Does anyone else think the 'slow and steady' advice can actually kill a project's momentum?
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terry_thomas1mo ago
A year for a first draft? That's wild. I'd forget my own plot by month six. @olivia_bailey is right about momentum stopping, it's like hitting a wall. My last project died because I spent three months overthinking chapter four. If I don't keep pushing forward, even with bad prose, the whole thing just falls apart. Speed keeps the story alive for me.
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julia_patel1mo ago
Momentum is the only real deadline.
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@julia_patel What happens when the momentum just stops, though? Feels like you're left hanging without a real finish line.
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