Tuesday 4 March 2014

Fast Writing

So my writing buddies and I thought it would be a good idea to try fast writing. You know, you think of a topic for 3 minutes, outline it for another 3 and then blast as much down on the page as you can in the remaining 10 minutes. We spent the first 2 minutes making coffee; the next 7 looking for the packet of biscuits David was certain he'd brought; and the remaining 6 minutes arguing about who forgot to switch the coffee machine on at the socket and where the hell were the mugs?

Duly fuelled, we decided that our approach needed a little work.

It's amazing how much procrastination actually occurs when you put a bunch of writers in the same room. We improved our coffee making skills though - no longer will they laugh when I degas the coffee before switching on the machine!

Ad yes, we found the biscuits. On top of the refrigerator, because that's where you leave stuff, right?

And the fast writing? We ran out of time.....


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