The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
Sometimes. I do Writing sprints with @ellielieberman.bsky.social and @alyssalouttit.bsky.social. We have a blast.
#WritingCommunity.
#PretendPanel.
#WritingCommunity.
#PretendPanel.
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Sometimes. I do Writing sprints with @ellielieberman.bsky.social and @alyssalouttit.bsky.social. We have a blast.
#WritingCommunity.
#PretendPanel.
#WritingCommunity.
#PretendPanel.
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel Aside from check-ins from @weeknightwriters.bsky.social, I usually do writing sprints with The Dawdling Writer on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ff...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ff...
November 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
#pretendpanel Aside from check-ins from @weeknightwriters.bsky.social, I usually do writing sprints with The Dawdling Writer on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ff...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ff...
#pretendpanel On a typical day, I write from 11AM to 2PM, usually using the Pomodoro method. I currently aim to write 1000 words a day Mon thru Fri.
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
#pretendpanel On a typical day, I write from 11AM to 2PM, usually using the Pomodoro method. I currently aim to write 1000 words a day Mon thru Fri.
#pretendpanel
I'm a daily writer. Most nights I’m able to write or revise around 500-1000 words depending on my situation (e.g. putting the kids to bed vs having my own dedicated time with no distractions).
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I'm a daily writer. Most nights I’m able to write or revise around 500-1000 words depending on my situation (e.g. putting the kids to bed vs having my own dedicated time with no distractions).
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The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
#pretendpanel
I'm a daily writer. Most nights I’m able to write or revise around 500-1000 words depending on my situation (e.g. putting the kids to bed vs having my own dedicated time with no distractions).
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I'm a daily writer. Most nights I’m able to write or revise around 500-1000 words depending on my situation (e.g. putting the kids to bed vs having my own dedicated time with no distractions).
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I try to work on my writing 5-6 days every week, spending as little as 30 minutes and as much as 3 hours on it each time. It really depends on my day-to-day schedule and energy, though. #PretendPanel
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I try to work on my writing 5-6 days every week, spending as little as 30 minutes and as much as 3 hours on it each time. It really depends on my day-to-day schedule and energy, though. #PretendPanel
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I'm busy enough. Hitting my own goals for my projects is enough Advil fuel for little ol' Jubilee. 😂
I'm busy enough. Hitting my own goals for my projects is enough Advil fuel for little ol' Jubilee. 😂
November 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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I'm busy enough. Hitting my own goals for my projects is enough Advil fuel for little ol' Jubilee. 😂
I'm busy enough. Hitting my own goals for my projects is enough Advil fuel for little ol' Jubilee. 😂
I did Nanowrimo for years. It got me into the habit, but it wasn't helpful for my writing. I found myself writing filler just to keep up the wordcount.
#pretendpanel #writing #writesky
#pretendpanel #writing #writesky
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM
I did Nanowrimo for years. It got me into the habit, but it wasn't helpful for my writing. I found myself writing filler just to keep up the wordcount.
#pretendpanel #writing #writesky
#pretendpanel #writing #writesky
#authorsky #booksky #pretendpanel #writers #writing #WritingCommunity
Words: 500-1,000
Time: 4-6 hours of staring at the computer, followed by 5-10 minutes of stream-of-consciousness zoomspamming typing because my muse found the whip and is beating me with it.
Words: 500-1,000
Time: 4-6 hours of staring at the computer, followed by 5-10 minutes of stream-of-consciousness zoomspamming typing because my muse found the whip and is beating me with it.
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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Words: 500-1,000
Time: 4-6 hours of staring at the computer, followed by 5-10 minutes of stream-of-consciousness zoomspamming typing because my muse found the whip and is beating me with it.
Words: 500-1,000
Time: 4-6 hours of staring at the computer, followed by 5-10 minutes of stream-of-consciousness zoomspamming typing because my muse found the whip and is beating me with it.
My neurodivergent brain does not like these at all. Giving myself a number of words to write each day triggers demand avoidance, making me unable to meet the goal, and then I spiral into feeling like a lazy failure.
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#PretendPanel #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
My neurodivergent brain does not like these at all. Giving myself a number of words to write each day triggers demand avoidance, making me unable to meet the goal, and then I spiral into feeling like a lazy failure.
#PretendPanel #WritingPrompts
#PretendPanel #WritingPrompts
#PretendPanel: I sometimes participate in one through discord, but I am very bad at remembering to update it. 😅
#writingcommunity #writesky #writers #authors
#writingcommunity #writesky #writers #authors
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
#PretendPanel: I sometimes participate in one through discord, but I am very bad at remembering to update it. 😅
#writingcommunity #writesky #writers #authors
#writingcommunity #writesky #writers #authors
#pretendpanel
I appreciate that they help other folks keep focus, but they’re not for me. I know myself well enough that I’ll fall behind and feel bad about it.
I appreciate that they help other folks keep focus, but they’re not for me. I know myself well enough that I’ll fall behind and feel bad about it.
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#pretendpanel
I appreciate that they help other folks keep focus, but they’re not for me. I know myself well enough that I’ll fall behind and feel bad about it.
I appreciate that they help other folks keep focus, but they’re not for me. I know myself well enough that I’ll fall behind and feel bad about it.
So my target is 400 words every weekday. I take weekends off unless I'm super-inspired to help manage burn out. If I hit burn out, I take 2 weeks off. If I finish a draft, 2 weeks off. (I'm on a burn-out break right now. Back to it on Monday, in fact)
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The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
So my target is 400 words every weekday. I take weekends off unless I'm super-inspired to help manage burn out. If I hit burn out, I take 2 weeks off. If I finish a draft, 2 weeks off. (I'm on a burn-out break right now. Back to it on Monday, in fact)
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More below 🧵
#pretendpanel
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No, and I don't even count words when I write. I count them when I'm done.
No, and I don't even count words when I write. I count them when I'm done.
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#pretendpanel
No, and I don't even count words when I write. I count them when I'm done.
No, and I don't even count words when I write. I count them when I'm done.
It varies. I tend to work in logical units of completion whether I'm drafting or editing, so I have to get to the end of a chapter before I stop or my brain implodes. Outside of that, whatever happens happens!
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🏷️ #PretendPanel #WriteSky
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It varies. I tend to work in logical units of completion whether I'm drafting or editing, so I have to get to the end of a chapter before I stop or my brain implodes. Outside of that, whatever happens happens!
🏷️ #PretendPanel #WriteSky
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Average? 😂 Look, it's either I spit out an entire 10k one-shot in a single afternoon that requires very little editing, else I play "pluck a comma, place a comma" in the same paragraph for a week.
There is no in between. 😶
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There is no in between. 😶
#pretendpanel #WriteSky
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Average? 😂 Look, it's either I spit out an entire 10k one-shot in a single afternoon that requires very little editing, else I play "pluck a comma, place a comma" in the same paragraph for a week.
There is no in between. 😶
#pretendpanel #WriteSky
There is no in between. 😶
#pretendpanel #WriteSky
#PretendPanel This is actually very interesting because for me this evolves and changes based on my current bodily feelings. As a disabled person I have two-ish writing modes.
1) computer. I sit down with music in my horned headphones and bang out 500-1000 words depending on how good I’m feeling
1) computer. I sit down with music in my horned headphones and bang out 500-1000 words depending on how good I’m feeling
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
#PretendPanel This is actually very interesting because for me this evolves and changes based on my current bodily feelings. As a disabled person I have two-ish writing modes.
1) computer. I sit down with music in my horned headphones and bang out 500-1000 words depending on how good I’m feeling
1) computer. I sit down with music in my horned headphones and bang out 500-1000 words depending on how good I’m feeling
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Nope. I'm too sporadic a writer to commit to something like that. Just sounds like more stress tbh. writing is my fun time
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
Nope. I'm too sporadic a writer to commit to something like that. Just sounds like more stress tbh. writing is my fun time
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel I hope the first week of November has treated you well. Tell me ...
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 6th: Do you engage in group word count competitions/marathons? Did you ever? Are you in one right now?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Nope. I'm too sporadic a writer to commit to something like that. Just sounds like more stress tbh. writing is my fun time
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
Nope. I'm too sporadic a writer to commit to something like that. Just sounds like more stress tbh. writing is my fun time
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
#pretendpanel
I do writing sprints of about 20-30 minutes. I usually write around 300-400 words in a sprint.
Normally I just do 1 sprint before I move on to my editing work. But during writing challenges to hit a higher target, I do 2-3 sprints for a total of 800-1k words.
I do writing sprints of about 20-30 minutes. I usually write around 300-400 words in a sprint.
Normally I just do 1 sprint before I move on to my editing work. But during writing challenges to hit a higher target, I do 2-3 sprints for a total of 800-1k words.
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
#pretendpanel
I do writing sprints of about 20-30 minutes. I usually write around 300-400 words in a sprint.
Normally I just do 1 sprint before I move on to my editing work. But during writing challenges to hit a higher target, I do 2-3 sprints for a total of 800-1k words.
I do writing sprints of about 20-30 minutes. I usually write around 300-400 words in a sprint.
Normally I just do 1 sprint before I move on to my editing work. But during writing challenges to hit a higher target, I do 2-3 sprints for a total of 800-1k words.
#PretendPanel 11/7:
My typical writing session when working full time is 1-2 hours, though I may lock in for 5-8 hours on a weekend day. I typically write 500-1000 words per hour, unless I'm writing banter, sex, or emotionally charged moments where I get fully engrossed and can really flow.
My typical writing session when working full time is 1-2 hours, though I may lock in for 5-8 hours on a weekend day. I typically write 500-1000 words per hour, unless I'm writing banter, sex, or emotionally charged moments where I get fully engrossed and can really flow.
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
#PretendPanel 11/7:
My typical writing session when working full time is 1-2 hours, though I may lock in for 5-8 hours on a weekend day. I typically write 500-1000 words per hour, unless I'm writing banter, sex, or emotionally charged moments where I get fully engrossed and can really flow.
My typical writing session when working full time is 1-2 hours, though I may lock in for 5-8 hours on a weekend day. I typically write 500-1000 words per hour, unless I'm writing banter, sex, or emotionally charged moments where I get fully engrossed and can really flow.
Honestly, it genuinely depends. Sometimes I do 500 words per sitting on a really, REALLY slow day. On a high productivity writing day I can churn out 1.5k-6k words. Consistency has more to do with inspiration than anything.
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The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Honestly, it genuinely depends. Sometimes I do 500 words per sitting on a really, REALLY slow day. On a high productivity writing day I can churn out 1.5k-6k words. Consistency has more to do with inspiration than anything.
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It happens early in the morning, usually on a weekend. Morning is best cause my brain is fresh and the house is quiet. I start in my comfy chair drinking coffee with just the right music. I write a little, putter a little. Write a little, putter a little.
It happens early in the morning, usually on a weekend. Morning is best cause my brain is fresh and the house is quiet. I start in my comfy chair drinking coffee with just the right music. I write a little, putter a little. Write a little, putter a little.
The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
#pretendpanel
It happens early in the morning, usually on a weekend. Morning is best cause my brain is fresh and the house is quiet. I start in my comfy chair drinking coffee with just the right music. I write a little, putter a little. Write a little, putter a little.
It happens early in the morning, usually on a weekend. Morning is best cause my brain is fresh and the house is quiet. I start in my comfy chair drinking coffee with just the right music. I write a little, putter a little. Write a little, putter a little.
#PretendPanel
Highly unstructured. About the one constant is I only write when there's no noise/outside distractions. If it's the morning or afternoon I'll be drinking coffee, if it's the evening I might have a glass of wine. I'll usually have on some mellow music. Shoegaze/Jazz/Folk/etc
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Highly unstructured. About the one constant is I only write when there's no noise/outside distractions. If it's the morning or afternoon I'll be drinking coffee, if it's the evening I might have a glass of wine. I'll usually have on some mellow music. Shoegaze/Jazz/Folk/etc
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The writing life looks so different for us all, #pretendpanel . Let's take a quick survey of what that looks like for us here...
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7th: Tell us about your average writing session in terms of time spent, words written/revised.
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
#PretendPanel
Highly unstructured. About the one constant is I only write when there's no noise/outside distractions. If it's the morning or afternoon I'll be drinking coffee, if it's the evening I might have a glass of wine. I'll usually have on some mellow music. Shoegaze/Jazz/Folk/etc
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Highly unstructured. About the one constant is I only write when there's no noise/outside distractions. If it's the morning or afternoon I'll be drinking coffee, if it's the evening I might have a glass of wine. I'll usually have on some mellow music. Shoegaze/Jazz/Folk/etc
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