Just under two years ago, I got contracted to write a series of six romantic mini-novellas, and I was given a month-long span of time in which to complete the project. I managed to bang the first one out in three days, so I figured that I could get the other installments finished with similar speed.
Suffice it to say that I kept coming up with new ways to rationalize my procrastination: "Well, I also had to develop the right voice while I was writing the first one," I told myself, "so the next five will be even easier to finish!" I did write two additional pieces, but by the time that my deadline was a week away, I had three left to go. This prompted a number of frenzied, slapdash writing sessions, during which I just typed out whatever came to mind... and the very last piece (about a caterer having a meet cute with a gardener) was thrown together in literally a day.
According to my client, that final story was the one that his readers liked the most.
In short, well, there's apparently a reason why the most-popular romantic stories seem like they were churned out by authors who were trying to race the clock.
A40 on June 21st, 2021 at 11:57 UTC »
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RamsesThePigeon on June 21st, 2021 at 12:27 UTC »
Just under two years ago, I got contracted to write a series of six romantic mini-novellas, and I was given a month-long span of time in which to complete the project. I managed to bang the first one out in three days, so I figured that I could get the other installments finished with similar speed.
Suffice it to say that I kept coming up with new ways to rationalize my procrastination: "Well, I also had to develop the right voice while I was writing the first one," I told myself, "so the next five will be even easier to finish!" I did write two additional pieces, but by the time that my deadline was a week away, I had three left to go. This prompted a number of frenzied, slapdash writing sessions, during which I just typed out whatever came to mind... and the very last piece (about a caterer having a meet cute with a gardener) was thrown together in literally a day.
According to my client, that final story was the one that his readers liked the most.
In short, well, there's apparently a reason why the most-popular romantic stories seem like they were churned out by authors who were trying to race the clock.
Direct-Reputation-94 on June 21st, 2021 at 12:53 UTC »
A mate once told me "I've got so much work to do I've fixed my sofa."