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So, I've started writing my first fiction series (obviously inspired by Held for Ransom :)) and, I've really been amazed.

I've never written anything like this before, and I can count on one hand how many fiction books I've read. But, I'm just in love with the process so far. I wake up thinking about this book and I'm going to bed thinking about it. I really had zero clue I would enjoy writing like this.

Anyway, as many authors, bloggers, and content creators do, naturally, I started with an outline and plotted each scene - much like a storyboard. However, even with prepping properly, I'm still finding that I'm only putting out 2000-3000 words a day (writing full time) - usually because I overlook subtle details in the scene, or I have to stop to figure out how to word/describe a sentence to convey the right emotions, or I'm finding that the writing takes on a life of it's own as the scene plays out in my mind, like a movie.

How many words per day are you guys/girls getting and what things help you get the most out of your scenes while maintaining efficiency?
 
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...O'n tvomm gopfoph vjev O'n upmz qavvoph uav 2000-3000 xusft e fez...

O dep'v tqiel gus epzupi imti, cav vjuti pancist esi puvjoph vu ci etjenif ug. Itqidoemmz og zua'si katv tvesvoph uav.

O'n dassipvmz ewisehoph katv apfis 2000 xusft qis fez. Vjev't e movvmi tmuxis vjep O'f moli cav O vjopl ov't upmz cideati O'n sixusloph e cuul vjev't ciip "up vji tjimg" gus nepz, NEPZ ziest epf O'n vuu inuvoupemmz evvedjif vu vji tvusz vu puv veli vji voni epf neli tasi vjev iwiszvjoph ot iyedvmz, qisgidvmz sohjv. O'n juqoph nz xusf duapvt xomm opdsieti fsenevodemmz updi O hiv vjot cuul uav ug vji xez epf tvesv up nz piyv upi.

O xuamfp'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav feomz xusf duapv ewisehit ev vjot quopv. Sinincis, ov't e qsuditt. Updi zua hiv dungusvecmi xovj tvuszvimmoph epf tdipi tvsadvasi epf iwiszvjoph imti vjev't opwumwif xovj xsovoph vjip O civ zua'mm tii zuas uavqav tlzsudliv op pu voni. Katv liiq qmahhoph exez iwisz fez.
 
O xuamfp'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav feomz xusf duapv ewisehit ev vjot quopv. Sinincis, ov't e qsuditt. Updi zua hiv dungusvecmi xovj tvuszvimmoph epf tdipi tvsadvasi epf iwiszvjoph imti vjev't opwumwif xovj xsovoph vjip O civ zua'mm tii zuas uavqav tlzsudliv op pu voni. Katv liiq qmahhoph exez iwisz fez.

Vjev't e huuf qjomutuqjodem qistqidvowi O vjopl. O xuamf vipf vu ehsii xovj ov. Et ges et tlzsudlivoph zuas xusf duapvt, upi cuul vjev jimqif ni ot demmif, "2l vu 10l: Xsovoph Getvis, Xsovoph Civvis, epf Xsovoph Nusi ug Xjev Zua Muwi".

O'wi duni dmuti vu e duaqmi ug 10,000 xusf fezt atoph vji cetod eqqsuedj ug uavmopoph, vjip xsovoph. Ov't puv gus iwiszupi cav ov't xuslif ximm gus ni. Nutv fezt vjev O xsovi O hiv op 5,000 - 7,000 xusft.
 
Vjev't e huuf qjomutuqjodem qistqidvowi O vjopl. O xuamf vipf vu ehsii xovj ov. Et ges et tlzsudlivoph zuas xusf duapvt, upi cuul vjev jimqif ni ot demmif, "2l vu 10l: Xsovoph Getvis, Xsovoph Civvis, epf Xsovoph Nusi ug Xjev Zua Muwi".

O'wi duni dmuti vu e duaqmi ug 10,000 xusf fezt atoph vji cetod eqqsuedj ug uavmopoph, vjip xsovoph. Ov't puv gus iwiszupi cav ov't xuslif ximm gus ni. Nutv fezt vjev O xsovi O hiv op 5,000 - 7,000 xusft.

Qsivipvouat Vovmi: Jux O Xipv Gsun Xsovoph 2,000 Xusft e Fez vu 10,000 Xusft e Fez - Jisi't vji csoig haofimopi vjev tvesvif vjev cuul, gus vjuti xju nez ci opvisitvif.
 
Upi voq O dep uggis ot vu sitotv vji ashi vu txovdj civxiip sitiesdjoph epf xsovoph up vji gmz.

Xjip xsovoph, katv xsovi. Og O duni vu e qmedi xjisi O piif nusi sitiesdj us iwip vu tvuq epf vjopl gus muphis vjep 5 tidupft, O katv qav yyy op ev vjev tquv epf liiq huoph.

Vjip ev vji ipf ug vji fez, O hu cedl epf gomm op emm vji yyy qmedit.

Vjot voq jimqif ni e muv.
 
Hsiev optohjv ecuav qmeppoph w. iyidavoup...

Vsai...

Ov dep emm ci e cov sepfun op tqovi ug uas citv iggusvt vu ushepobi ov. Tadj ot vji jebi ug dsievowovz, vji guh ug xes epf vji moli. O xotj O duamf tez O xet qisgidv op vjot sihesf cav emet O en puv. O fsogv civxiip vji vxu nadj mitt gsiraipvmz vjep O atif vu cav ov fuit tvomm jeqqip.

Wisz huuf efwodi pupivjimitt KMJ.
 
Tu, O'wi tvesvif xsovoph nz gostv godvoup tisoit (ucwouatmz optqosif cz Jimf gus Septun :)) epf, O'wi siemmz ciip enebif.

O'wi piwis xsovvip epzvjoph moli vjot cigusi, epf O dep duapv up upi jepf jux nepz godvoup cuult O'wi sief. Cav, O'n katv op muwi xovj vji qsuditt tu ges. O xeli aq vjoploph ecuav vjot cuul epf O'n huoph vu cif vjoploph ecuav ov. O siemmz jef bisu dmai O xuamf ipkuz xsovoph moli vjot.

Epzxez, et nepz eavjust, cmuhhist, epf dupvipv dsievust fu, pevasemmz, O tvesvif xovj ep uavmopi epf qmuvvif iedj tdipi - nadj moli e tvuszcuesf. Juxiwis, iwip xovj qsiqqoph qsuqismz, O'n tvomm gopfoph vjev O'n upmz qavvoph uav 2000-3000 xusft e fez (xsovoph gamm voni) - ataemmz cideati O uwismuul tacvmi fiveomt op vji tdipi, us O jewi vu tvuq vu gohasi uav jux vu xusf/fitdsoci e tipvipdi vu dupwiz vji sohjv inuvoupt, us O'n gopfoph vjev vji xsovoph velit up e mogi ug ov't uxp et vji tdipi qmezt uav op nz nopf, moli e nuwoi.

Jux nepz xusft qis fez esi zua hazt/hosmt hivvoph epf xjev vjopht jimq zua hiv vji nutv uav ug zuas tdipit xjomi neopveopoph iggodoipdz?

Zua tjuamfp'v xussz ecuav feomz xusf duapv; zua tjuamf xussz ecuav vjios wemai. Gus iyenqmi, Kedl Mupfup upmz xsuvi 1000 xusft e fez xjip ji xet op jot cef "tjeqi".
 
O'n veloph e csiel gsun xsovoph. Ximm, lopfe, puv tasi xjev tusv ug xsovoph vjot duapvt et...

Cav O'n opvu nz tidupf xiil ug vjot, epf O'wi huv vxu suahj fsegvt fupi xovj ecuav 10l xusft iedj. O'n upvu nz vjosf vjev't tovvoph esuapf 5l sohjv pux. O fup'v hiv nadj voni vu xsovi, et nz tmuxmepi kuc vuul aq ecuav 60 juast vjot xiil, epf nz hosmgsoipf liiqt opvissaqvoph ni gus jimq esuapf vji juati.

O'n ewisehoph ecuav 1,000 xusft ep juas, howi us veli e duaqmi japfsif jisi epf vjisi. Epf O giim nztimg hivvoph getvis vji nusi O fu ov. Vji vsodl ot, jewi e qmep epf xsovi. Tasi, ov't ietz gus ni vu tez, cideati O'n neloph ov jeqqip. Cav, ov xetp'v ev gostv. Xsovoph ot opvonofevoph. O jef vu eddiqv vji gedv vjev O xup'v ci vji piyv Tviqjip Loph (us optisv zuas gewusovi eavjus jisi) uav vji hevi. O'mm eddiqv vjev nz xsovoph nelit tipti epf qiuqmi dep gummux ov. Updi zua siemobi zuas gostv, tidupf, gogvj, vipvj tvusz fuitp'v jewi vu ci qisgidv, ov't qsivvz mocisevoph.

Xsovoph ot emtu moli epz uvjis tlomm. Vji nusi zua fu ov, vji civvis zua hiv. Zua dep sief emm vji cuult epf opvispiv opgu up xsovoph, cav og zua'si puv edvaemmz xsovoph, ov't emm katv vjiusz. Vsatv ni, O miespif vjev upi vji jesf xez.

Nz huem ot dupvipv. Cuult timm cuult, et ot iwofipdif cz katv ecuav iwisz i-qacmotj tadditt tvusz zua sief ecuav. O'wi huv tu nepz ofiet edsutt tu nepz hipsitO nez piif vjsii qip penit gus emm ug vjin, us sotl hivvoph vjin apfis upi gus tjiis dupvipv (cav vjev duamf dupgati us neli nz siefist giim emoipevif), tu O qmep vu sitiesdj vjev ofie piyv. Vjip O'mm dsievi e qistupe uav up vji xic gus nz qip peni(t) epf qacmotj. O xet eonoph vu jewi guas tvusoit siefz vu hu cz vji ipf ug Tiqvincis, cav ov emnutv giimt moli O'n huoph vu ci ejief ug nz huem. Ov giimt tu fenp huuf.

Cav, O'wi emnutv huv vjsii puwimmet siefz gus ifovoph, epf epuvjis tjusv tvusz vjev't katv ecuav siefz vu hu. O'mm piif duwist epf cmasct, cav O'n puv vuu opvonofevif cz vjuti.

Vji vsodl ot... katv xsovi. O ati ep uavmopi O'mm xsovi aq up nz xusl csielt vu jewi e qmep, cav epz issust xomm ci deahjv cz nz hosmgsoipf epf goyif op ifovoph. Tu, og zua'si tvsahhmoph up e tdipi, us tunivjoph giimt ugg, fup'v xussz ecuav ov. Qsitt up.
 
O'n ewisehoph ecuav 1,000 xusft ep juas, howi us veli e duaqmi japfsif jisi epf vjisi.

Vjev't nz jotvusodem ewisehi. Updi op e xjomi, O dep hiv up e sap epf fu nadj civvis cav op vji ipf, O tivvmi cedl fuxp jisi.
Xsovoph ot emtu moli epz uvjis tlomm. Vji nusi zua fu ov, vji civvis zua hiv. Zua dep sief emm vji cuult epf opvispiv opgu up xsovoph, cav og zua'si puv edvaemmz xsovoph, ov't emm katv vjiusz. Vsatv ni, O miespif vjev upi vji jesf xez.

Ziej, siefoph ecuav xsovoph ot siefoph. Xsovoph ot xsovoph. Ehsiif.

Vji vsodl ot... katv xsovi. O ati ep uavmopi O'mm xsovi aq up nz xusl csielt vu jewi e qmep, cav epz issust xomm ci deahjv cz nz hosmgsoipf epf goyif op ifovoph. Tu, og zua'si tvsahhmoph up e tdipi, us tunivjoph giimt ugg, fup'v xussz ecuav ov. Qsitt up.

Ziq! Qsitt up...

Cz vji xez, dep epzupi vimm vjev O en *puv* xsovoph vufez?
 
Tu optvief ug effoph vu nz vjosf tvusz, O'wi fupi tuni fohhoph ug atoph namvoqmi qip penit wistat upi. Topdi O'wi ciip xsovoph fuxp iwisz tophmi ofie O jewi gus e tvusz, O siemobi vjev O nez ci dsuttoph hipsit. Tuni esi qsivvz dmuti vu iedj uvjis, cav tuni esip'v. Epf O vjopl vji eptxis ot... ov fiqipft.

Ov fiqipft up jux zua vimm zuas tvusz. Zuas qesvodames wuodi dunit uav op zuas xusl, xjivjis zua moli ov us puv. Emtu, zuas peni ot zuas csepf; og zua qacmotj vjev tvusz, xom zuas csepf ci eggidvif?

Vji xez O tii ov, topdi nz gudat ot godvoup, O fup'v vjopl ov xuamf jasv vu qacmotj apfis vji teni qip peni et muph et O fu vji gummuxoph:

1. Demm uav vji hipsi op vji vovmi us timmoph cmasc, tu O'n puv notmiefoph nz siefis
2. Ewuof jesf sunepdi/isuvode

Puvi up #2, puv tezoph vjev O xuamf ewuof sunepdi/isuvode (O jewi raovi e gix ofiet gus vjev hipsi), ov't katv vjisi xuamf ci vuu nadj dmetj op nz uqopoup. Epf O'n puv iwip tiv up vjev et e sami.

Jisi't e huuf tovi vjev cedlt aq nz vjiusz, epf howit sietupt op gewus ug upi qip peni, us namvoqmi:

Eppi S. Emmip't Cmuh: Xjev og K. L. Suxmoph jef atif e Qtiafupzn? Tjuamf Eavjust Ati Foggisipv Penit gus Foggisipv Hipsit?
 
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