a new author here, hmm can I ask how to write 1500 words everyday because its my first time doing a continues update for a whole week and the maximum I could do is 1200 words and that's already my best shoot and I cant add more after that because my brain was felt so empty.... any suggestions how to improve when it comes to quantity without messing the whole novel.... thank you very muchh!!
any tips for the new authors please
Hyneks
It depends on how you write actually, if you are looking to increase your word count then you could spend more time and effort describing. For instance you could describe the characters emotion, or sensations. Show the readers what your characters are doing rather than telling them.
That way you can extend a scene and generally the entire book.
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@Hyneks It depends.Not every chapter is going to have 1500 words. That's just a silly rule of WN in my opinion. I've got some chapters that the word count goes from 1200 to 1600 because of what I needed to tell the readers, but there are also chapters where my word count goes from 850 to 1000 words, and I also feel that as fine because that's all I've got to tell the reader about that scene.
You could try describing to add up your word count, but be careful of over describing things since then your work would look unpolish and newbie.
My best recommendation for you is to just let your immagination flow and write, then go back and be in the reader's PoV. See where can you add more info and where you can delete some.
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umm... I guess minimum 5000 letters per episod and max 9000
Hyneks There's no secret technique. Just keep writing more and more every day, and you'll eventually hit the goals you make for yourself. Practice is the key. That's it.
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Hey buddy, I see a lot of people here telling you that either is doesn’t matter or to over describe certain scenes or aspects.
In my opinion: one of these pieces of advice is correct, one is wrong.
The correct one? It doesn’t matter.
Why is the other one wrong?
Well, over-describing a scene can make it dull and uninteresting, no one said all of your sentences have to flow perfectly but if you make some long drawn out description of a certain character, event, or anything else just for it to be word count fluff, then it’s not worth it and it will probably damage your skill and potential as a writer.
But if you’re really stuck up on 1500 a day well then I recommend reading 1500(words per chapter) Web Novels for yourself and find what YOU think you’re missing.
Pro Tip: NEVER compare your work to someone else’s, especially when you’re new or the person you are comparing with is a published author. That is a comparison that is WAY off base and I had to use all caps to emphasize it.
How off base you may ask?
Well it’s like asking a first grader with a -C average to do the homework of someone taking a Masters in business course. It’s just not gonna work out and it doesn’t make any sense in the first place.
Another thing I’d recommend: add a scene, just something, wether it’s comedic relief, an extra if not unimportant side character, etc.
Last piece of advice: just write, it may not be good at first, hell it may be god awful, but let’s say it’s not, or better yet let’s say you write the worst trash there is? It doesn’t matter because it’s just a stepping stone.
Keep your head up and keep writing if you think it’s something you love(or at least enjoy).
Have a good day.