There’s a quote in music: “The more you practice, the more
you want to practice. The less you practice the less you want to practice.”
That is so true about writing as well.
A beginner flutist starts by practicing 10-15 minutes a day,
which might be like 200-500 words a day. As you improve, you build your muscles
to be able to blow longer, hold the flute longer, and play longer pieces of
music. You move up to 20-30 minutes a day. Writing is the same way. Your brain
is your muscle, and you have to exercise it regularly to increase your word
count.
I started with just a few hundred words a day. I remember
how hard it was to keep going, and how I’d just keep rereading what I previously
wrote instead of coming up with new words. My first book took over 2 and a half
years to write. That was over 6 years ago. I slowly increased my word count
each year, so now I can sit for an hour and write a thousand words no problem.
Last year my goal was 365k or 1k a day all year. I managed to get to 316. This
year I’m trying for 2k a day, or as close as I can get. I can write a short
novel in two months, and a long one in three. Playing the Maestro took me two.
But, I still have a long way to go if I want to be a
professional author and have 4-5 releases a year. Some people can sit down and
write 10k in one day! After about 3k my brain goes fuzzy and all that comes out
is mush- which means I’m not quite ready for that yet. But, I’m working my way up.
What are you at with your writing? What do you want to
expand your writing muscle to?
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Playing the Maestro
Maestro Series Book One
Maestro Series Book One
Aubrie Dionne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Entangled Bliss
ISBN: 1622668723
Number of pages: 190
Word Count: 48k
Cover Artist: Jessica Cantor
Book Description:
Melody Mires has sworn off dating musicians, but when the sexy European conductor Wolf Braun takes over her struggling symphony, her hesitation almost flies out the window with the notes of her flute—until he opens his mouth. Wolf is arrogant, haughty, and seems to have a personal vendetta against Melody. Oh, and he’s her boss. If she wants to keep her job as principal flutist, she’ll have to impress Wolf while simultaneously keeping her undeniable attraction to herself.
Wolf came to America to get as far away from his past as possible, and to recover some of the swagger he had as one of the world’s best maestros. He never imagined being forced to reassess the entire orchestra’s talent—and potentially fire anyone who doesn’t make his cut. Dating the attractive flutist is out of the question, but as their feelings reach a fever pitch, can they risk both their careers for a chance at love?
About the Author:
Aubrie grew up watching the original Star Wars movies over and over until she could recite and reenact every single scene in her backyard. She also loved The Goonies, Star Trek the Next Generation--favorite character was Data by far--and Indiana Jones. But, her all time favorite movie was The Last Unicorn. She still wonders why the unicorn decided to change back to a unicorn in the end.
Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be "a concert flutist" when she grew up. She majored in flute performance at the University of New Hampshire on a full scholarship, then secured two teaching jobs at a University and a local community music school. While playing in orchestras and teaching, stories popped into her head, and she used them to make the music come alive for her flute students. Her students said they were so good, she had to write them down! Maybe they were right, who knows? Two careers seems to keep her busy. For now.
She is represented by Dawn Dowdle and writes sweet and adventurous fantasy, science fiction, and contemporary romance.
Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be "a concert flutist" when she grew up. She majored in flute performance at the University of New Hampshire on a full scholarship, then secured two teaching jobs at a University and a local community music school. While playing in orchestras and teaching, stories popped into her head, and she used them to make the music come alive for her flute students. Her students said they were so good, she had to write them down! Maybe they were right, who knows? Two careers seems to keep her busy. For now.
She is represented by Dawn Dowdle and writes sweet and adventurous fantasy, science fiction, and contemporary romance.
@authoraubrie
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