Mission statement:
The purpose of a 10K Day is to try to write 10,000 words. The spirit of a 10K Day is to liberate myself and celebrate my creativity.
THIS DAY IS for you, so do what works for you. But these are the rules that have proven to produce the best results:
1. No editing or rewriting.
2. No looking back over what you’ve written during the 10K Day.
3. No rummaging—either in notebooks or in your computer files—for writing you did some other time.
4. No research. Make it up.
5. Don’t fuss about the rules of writing. Just write.
6. Don’t fuss with structure. You can format, add chapter headings (or whatever) some other time.
7. No struggling. (“Allow yourself to be crappy.” — J.R. Turner)
8. Take a 15-minute break every two hours. Use this break to refresh your body, brain and spirit.
9. Report to your writing companions during your break. These “check-ins” should be kept brief.
10. No agonizing over your word count. Yes, the goal is 10,000 words, but not at the cost of your peace of mind. This is not a competition—not even with yourself! Have fun instead.
Adapted from 10K in a Day by J.R. Turner
* WHERE TO POST YOUR CHECK-INS *
A special blog post for check-ins is created for each individual event. You can see an example of that here (scroll to the bottom of the following article to see the check-ins):
10K Day: Live While It’s Happening!
To get an idea of the wide range of results (and how the important thing is the spirit of the day, not the actual word count) go here:
June 18’s 10K Day Beat All Records for Massive Writing Fun!
If you have any questions, my email address can be located by clicking on my Blogger profile (right column, under my photo).
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3 comments:
Thanks for stopping by my blog Milli and leaving a great comment. I so miss fiction, but at times that inner critic does me the way Lois's does her.
I may just take this challenge--at least make an attempt to spend the whole day on nothing but fiction. The beast is nipping at my heels and the procrastinator says I'll get to it later. Vicious cycle.
I love writing non-fiction too, and that's what I've been doing for the past few years (plus it pays on demand), but I do miss my characters who have been slumbering for so long.
Thanks again for reading my blog and commenting.
Patti
This is a great challenge...I think I can't live up to it. Keep encouraging writers. Way to go!
All I can say is just try it out. I have done Milli's last two 10K's and I have been surprised at how much I have gotten done. It is so rewarding to check in and see what ever one else is struggling with or what successes they've had. I started a book, actually I wrote stories about my Mikey dog from the prompts in Milli's book "Fear Of Writing" at our writing circle in the Texas Hill Country. I never really thought I'd write a book, I just thought about it. But the 10K days are giving me the boost I needed to blast away at the keyboard. Before I know it, I've written 1000 words. This format is so good for me and I have felt such a since of accomplishment even though the last time I was about 600 words short of my goal for the day. Now that Milli is adding a Saturday I may do both days. Now I feel like I am really writing a BOOK! Me! OMG! Thanks Milli this is the perfect venue for me. I love the support but I still don't feel chained to my PC. And I can write in my jammies!
See you there,
Peachebean
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