okay i'm like two minutes in and i've already got 🎶how do you write like you're running out of time, write day and night like you're running out of time🎶 circling in my head.
I did this last year in two 12 hour chunks over two days (because I cannot and never have actually done all-nighters). It was brutal. Most unexpected thing was how SORE my hands were😢😢😢
@@lynndjung I think I wrote like 25 thousand? I did 15k the first day, and 10k the next day cuz my brain was FRIED by the end, same as you. And I felt so drained, emotionally... I discovered that I do like... method acting for my writing? Where I try to FEEL the emotions involved? And OMG a whole novel worth of that was ROUGH. The only thing that vaguely saved me was draft-zero-ing: I basically ONLY wrote dialogue for some scenes with some very vague scene directions
ohmygosh I'd love to shirk all my responsibilities and just WRITE. This challenge seems brutal - pushing your brain (and your fingers) to the limits. I'm glad to hear that Moths seems to be going well! :) and I can totally relate to pivoting away from the initial concept into the bigger plot. My characters still always come first though hehe Also, congrats on selling your short story, Lynn - that's such a promising victory!
You should if you get the chance!! It's tough but ultimately so rewarding :) Same here, characters are always going to be at the forefront for me! Thank you so much!!
Congratulations on selling your short story that's amazing news! I'm sure the decision to leave your agent wasn't easy, but I'm sure you made the best decision for you and that's really important to recognize!
Lynn, I haven’t finished this vid but I just wanted to say CONGRATS on selling your first story omg!!! So exciting, I can’t wait to read it! And also that it’s amazing you were able to get this news after leaving your agent (&& also amazing for making that jump too and knowing what you needed!). Looking forward to reading your work ❤️
yeah I saw 50 and was like hmm.... let's aim lower LOL. I really hope Moths lives up to the vision I have in my head, eventually. Thank you for watching the video!!
Congrats on passing halfway in the draft AND on your short story sale!! That's so exciting! Could it be interesting to try a writing challenge with a low word count goal over a week or two? I tend to think of Terry Pratchett's "400 Words A Day" when I sit down to write-- not that I'm able to write every day, but setting a very manageable goal that plays well with my health. For your purposes, maybe combining it with an outlining schedule could make it more interesting for a video?
omg lynn i loved this so much!!! you killed the word count and from the snippets you mentioned about MOTHS, it sounds so interesting!! (also i now have a case of kitten fever ahhh monty's adorable)🤗
Congratulation on your first sold short story! 🥰Now I'm seeing so many people do 24 hour writing challenges yesterday so now I kind of want to try one but I have not pulled an all-nighter in years so oof idk how that would go but I'm tempted
Lynn!! I loved this video so much 💗💗💗 This was so calming to watch, even though I'm sure the challenge was definitely the opposite of that LOL I feel like I got to see a lot of your personality in this video and you're soo funny and so smart AND SO PRETTY!! I loved your plant word count journal omggg hehehe love that too because you're also a scientist hehehe. AND MONTY 🐱 I feel like we have a similar drafting process, at least with MOTHS I think! Discover drafting is very strange because I find that a lot of it is deleting things, almost like taking a turn and seeing where it goes, and realizing, oh that's not where I'm going hehe. There's definitely a lot of revisions that come with discovery drafting, and I think I've finally admitted to myself that...that is okay. That's just my drafting process, and I probably will never write a clean and readable first draft, but that's okay! I think you're so admirable for doing this challenge and watching this made me feel motivated to write. (And I see myself too in this video!! Hehehehe) Also congratulations on your first short story publication!! I'm so excited to read it ✨ the short story fiction high is real!! I sometimes forget that not everyone works a desk job so it was refreshing and also eye-opening to hear you say that staring at a screen is not something you do all the time. It's making me realize just how ridiculous that THAT is all I do. So thanks for the remainder about taking breaks for my eyeballs 😭 OKAY I AM DONE. I loved this video a lot. Thanks for making it. And you're amazing!! I can't wait to watch all your upcoming videos🌷
AWW Kelley this comment is so sweet, I appreciate you so much!! 🥺 Thank you!! Haha it's funny that my personality always comes out when I'm LOSING IT but I'm glad it was entertaining lol. I agree, it took me a long time to come around to the fact that I can never cough up a perfect first draft-but who can?? I love that my stories feels authentic and rich with detail and thought by the time they're ready to be read. Yes, please take eye strain breaks!! I admittedly got spoiled because my last job was all outdoors but man the screen time is brutal!! Thank you for watching this video Kelley, SENDING YOU MY LOVE. 💗
you keep me so motived to write that it's not even funny. thank you for taking your time to make these videos. I'm going to be a lifelong sub at this point.
I find this a fun experiment, but if I were to do something like this, the output would never get edited because I hate editing my fast drafts, they are just too bad. Still, I think this is great for anyone who does well with fast drafting! I consider trying this with your mindset of quality over quantity.
Definitely agree, and I faced a lot of the same issues in regards to quality vs quantity! But it's a fun exercise and might be more fun with a lower stakes or one-off project
I have been so much under ime pressure during my academic years, i m never gonna do anything like this with my fiction writing!⛔ But I really do respect the commitment - and appreciate the entertainment value, LOL! 😆👍💯
The author of the video, Lindy Jung, outlines her plan for a 24-hour novel challenge in which she will attempt to write 50,000 words in two days. She acknowledges that this goal is unrealistic but plans to use the challenge as an opportunity to focus solely on writing. She will be outlining the scenes she plans to write beforehand and spending time reviewing and cleaning up her previous work. She acknowledges that quality is more important than quantity and hopes to have a good time during the challenge. She plans to write for 12 hours each day and is not concerned with hourly word counts as she does not want to burn out or become dejected. She is aware that she may not complete the entire 50,000 words but hopes to make significant progress on her book. ----From Notta's video summarizer
okay i'm like two minutes in and i've already got 🎶how do you write like you're running out of time, write day and night like you're running out of time🎶 circling in my head.
😂 oh GOD my brother's friends all call me Hamilton so it fits
50k words in a month is already too much, but 50k words in a day... I can't even... *wow.*
I did this last year in two 12 hour chunks over two days (because I cannot and never have actually done all-nighters).
It was brutal. Most unexpected thing was how SORE my hands were😢😢😢
The mere thought of attempting the straight 24 hour run chilled me to my core haha. Sore hands!! How much did you end up writing omg??
@@lynndjung I think I wrote like 25 thousand? I did 15k the first day, and 10k the next day cuz my brain was FRIED by the end, same as you. And I felt so drained, emotionally... I discovered that I do like... method acting for my writing? Where I try to FEEL the emotions involved? And OMG a whole novel worth of that was ROUGH. The only thing that vaguely saved me was draft-zero-ing: I basically ONLY wrote dialogue for some scenes with some very vague scene directions
9k words drafted in a day is a lot! The most I could ever draft before was 3k, and by the end of if I felt like dying on the spot 🤡
I think my most is 1,800 words.. 😂 3k is still crazy progress 🎉❤
@@Ebony.B 😫😫😫
ohmygosh I'd love to shirk all my responsibilities and just WRITE. This challenge seems brutal - pushing your brain (and your fingers) to the limits. I'm glad to hear that Moths seems to be going well! :) and I can totally relate to pivoting away from the initial concept into the bigger plot. My characters still always come first though hehe
Also, congrats on selling your short story, Lynn - that's such a promising victory!
You should if you get the chance!! It's tough but ultimately so rewarding :) Same here, characters are always going to be at the forefront for me!
Thank you so much!!
18k is still 18k! 🎉
Congratulations on selling your short story that's amazing news! I'm sure the decision to leave your agent wasn't easy, but I'm sure you made the best decision for you and that's really important to recognize!
thank you so much!! It was definitely a hard call to make, but I do feel confident about it!
Lynn, I haven’t finished this vid but I just wanted to say CONGRATS on selling your first story omg!!! So exciting, I can’t wait to read it! And also that it’s amazing you were able to get this news after leaving your agent (&& also amazing for making that jump too and knowing what you needed!). Looking forward to reading your work ❤️
THANK YOU SO MUCH RACHEL!! Your support means the world, it was very much a whirlwind of a week! I hope you enjoy the story!!
FINALLYYY. I've been waiting for this one!
yeah I saw 50 and was like hmm.... let's aim lower LOL. I really hope Moths lives up to the vision I have in my head, eventually. Thank you for watching the video!!
Congrats on passing halfway in the draft AND on your short story sale!! That's so exciting! Could it be interesting to try a writing challenge with a low word count goal over a week or two? I tend to think of Terry Pratchett's "400 Words A Day" when I sit down to write-- not that I'm able to write every day, but setting a very manageable goal that plays well with my health. For your purposes, maybe combining it with an outlining schedule could make it more interesting for a video?
Aww, thank you so much!! I DEFINITELY like the idea of a longer, slower writing challenge after all this haha, I'll brainstorm a bit!
omg lynn i loved this so much!!! you killed the word count and from the snippets you mentioned about MOTHS, it sounds so interesting!! (also i now have a case of kitten fever ahhh monty's adorable)🤗
!! thank you so much for watching vee!! haha the kitten fever is REAL, all my friends and family are slowly adopting and it's definitely my fault
GIRL YOU ARE SO PRETTY
thank you so much!!
I SECOND THIS
Congratulation on your first sold short story! 🥰Now I'm seeing so many people do 24 hour writing challenges yesterday so now I kind of want to try one but I have not pulled an all-nighter in years so oof idk how that would go but I'm tempted
Thanks so much Jasmine!! You should definitely give it a try if you have the time, I'd tune in for sure!
Lynn!! I loved this video so much 💗💗💗 This was so calming to watch, even though I'm sure the challenge was definitely the opposite of that LOL I feel like I got to see a lot of your personality in this video and you're soo funny and so smart AND SO PRETTY!! I loved your plant word count journal omggg hehehe love that too because you're also a scientist hehehe. AND MONTY 🐱 I feel like we have a similar drafting process, at least with MOTHS I think! Discover drafting is very strange because I find that a lot of it is deleting things, almost like taking a turn and seeing where it goes, and realizing, oh that's not where I'm going hehe. There's definitely a lot of revisions that come with discovery drafting, and I think I've finally admitted to myself that...that is okay. That's just my drafting process, and I probably will never write a clean and readable first draft, but that's okay!
I think you're so admirable for doing this challenge and watching this made me feel motivated to write. (And I see myself too in this video!! Hehehehe) Also congratulations on your first short story publication!! I'm so excited to read it ✨ the short story fiction high is real!! I sometimes forget that not everyone works a desk job so it was refreshing and also eye-opening to hear you say that staring at a screen is not something you do all the time. It's making me realize just how ridiculous that THAT is all I do. So thanks for the remainder about taking breaks for my eyeballs 😭
OKAY I AM DONE. I loved this video a lot. Thanks for making it. And you're amazing!! I can't wait to watch all your upcoming videos🌷
AWW Kelley this comment is so sweet, I appreciate you so much!! 🥺 Thank you!! Haha it's funny that my personality always comes out when I'm LOSING IT but I'm glad it was entertaining lol. I agree, it took me a long time to come around to the fact that I can never cough up a perfect first draft-but who can?? I love that my stories feels authentic and rich with detail and thought by the time they're ready to be read.
Yes, please take eye strain breaks!! I admittedly got spoiled because my last job was all outdoors but man the screen time is brutal!!
Thank you for watching this video Kelley, SENDING YOU MY LOVE. 💗
Great job! i just started writing again after several years of not and im enjoying it
You did a great and i want to follow you more! GOD bless!
thank you!! congrats on getting back into writing :)
How’s your writing going now? 🤍
you keep me so motived to write that it's not even funny. thank you for taking your time to make these videos. I'm going to be a lifelong sub at this point.
this is such a sweet comment, ahhh, thank you so much for supporting the channel!
Wow congrats on completing the challenge!! I don’t think I could do this, because farm life 😂 but hats off to you for making so much progress too!
I find this a fun experiment, but if I were to do something like this, the output would never get edited because I hate editing my fast drafts, they are just too bad. Still, I think this is great for anyone who does well with fast drafting! I consider trying this with your mindset of quality over quantity.
Definitely agree, and I faced a lot of the same issues in regards to quality vs quantity! But it's a fun exercise and might be more fun with a lower stakes or one-off project
I read the title of this video and was like “does she have a death sentence?” 😂😂
Fr we could never 😂
You inspired me alot to continue my writing. Thank you girls !
thank you, that means a lot to hear!
Geez, I don't know how some people can do 50,000 words in 24 hours O_o I'm like 2 months late, but congrats on selling your short story!
ikr, it was more of a stretch goal for me than an actual goal but I saw some people actually manage it and was like ??? thank you so much!!
Not me experiencing major burnout being inspired by this to just shirk all my responsibilities and write for two days straight 😂 loved this video!
YES that's the goal!! Go ahead and shirk to your heart's content (I'm giving you permission)
I have been so much under ime pressure during my academic years, i m never gonna do anything like this with my fiction writing!⛔ But I really do respect the commitment - and appreciate the entertainment value, LOL! 😆👍💯
lol thank you so much!! good luck with your schoolwork, you've got this!
CAT!!! Congratulations, what a great challenge.x
thanks so much!
The author of the video, Lindy Jung, outlines her plan for a 24-hour novel challenge in which she will attempt to write 50,000 words in two days. She acknowledges that this goal is unrealistic but plans to use the challenge as an opportunity to focus solely on writing. She will be outlining the scenes she plans to write beforehand and spending time reviewing and cleaning up her previous work. She acknowledges that quality is more important than quantity and hopes to have a good time during the challenge. She plans to write for 12 hours each day and is not concerned with hourly word counts as she does not want to burn out or become dejected. She is aware that she may not complete the entire 50,000 words but hopes to make significant progress on her book.
----From Notta's video summarizer
I tried this challenge too this year. I managed about 11k words.
11k is awesome!! congrats!
@@lynndjung thank you. I’m glad I didn’t give up
I will try this tomorrow (I'm lying)
how much will power do you need to do this!? i literally lose all my remaining rationality in just 8 hours when i try to finish a project in a day!
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Do you have a template to that word counting spreadsheet? That looked super helpful.
Yes! I use the one linked in this Reddit post: www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/au0a2f/free_word_count_trackerwriting_diary_spreadsheet/
@@lynndjung This is awesome, thank you!
Congrats on selling your first story!
HEY belated congrats on selling your first piece of fiction!!! :DDD
Hi I just wanted to ask about the app you use to write. There’s so many options but I don’t know which one to pick 😭😭
I use Scrivener and Google docs for final documents!
Best of luck with the story💙
Wanted to thank you for recommending Folklorn really enjoyed reading it.
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you enjoyed Folklorn, definitely an under-the-radar fave!
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