Apr 02 2010
Write or Die!
Write or Die is one of my favorite tools to beat writer’s block. It’s a website that pushes you to write by trying to hold you to a word-goal within a certain amount of time. On the most forgiving setting, it gives you friendly pop-ups reminding you to keep writing if you wait too long. On “Kamikaze Commando,” it will slowly delete your words if you stop typing for too long.
If you’re a writer that has trouble completing first drafts, I’d recommend checking it out. So far, I’ve written at least 275 words every time I sat down for 15 minutes. (If you’re interested, you can read 30 minutes’ worth here). At that rate, I’d have a first draft of a novel manuscript within roughly 70 hours or a comic book script within 5.
As always, I recommend just getting the first draft down and saving any concerns about smoothness, style, conciseness, coherence or anything else for the rewriting process. Having a draft complete will make it vastly easier to rewrite because you’ll have a much better idea when you’re going.
