The Stafford Scribe » 10K Day for Writers http://pattistafford.com/blog Write What You Love, Love What You Write! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 This Week’s Events for Writers http://pattistafford.com/blog/2009/10/this-weeks-events-for-writers/ http://pattistafford.com/blog/2009/10/this-weeks-events-for-writers/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:51:18 +0000 Patti Stafford http://pattistafford.com/blog/?p=450

Wednesday Writing Sprint:

Each Wednesday a small group of writers devote the day to writing. It’s not a massive spree like the 10K Day, this is just about setting time aside each week to devote to your craft.

The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.
It’s often difficult to schedule a chunk of time each day for personal writing. We keep making plans to do it, keep telling ourselves to do it, but something always comes up. Setting aside a whole day just for personal writing projects works better because you can plan for it and make preparations. You can schedule other work for another time so you aren’t leaving any clients in limbo.
Make it a part of your weekly work schedule and I’m sure you’ll not only have a good time and feel good about finally spending time with your personal writing, you’ll also make progress.
If you would like to participate, we have opened a public access board in our writer’s group so you can share your progress while joining in on the Wednesday Writing Sprint.
Hope to see you there!

10K Day for Writers:

(Excerpt from Milli Thornton – Fear of Writing)
If you’d like to join us for one of this month’s 10K Days—Thursday, October 15 or Saturday the 24th—you can start here by posting your RSVP.

Please specify which day you’ll be attending.

WHERE TO GO TO PARTICIPATE ON OCTOBER 15 or 24

To participate, return to the HOME PAGE of  Fear of Writing on the morning of your chosen 10K Day. (Each writer determines his/her own start time.) You’ll find a special post called 10K Day: Live While It’s Happening! and that’s where you’ll be making your check-ins.

The Live, While It’s Happening! post will give you pointers on what to post for your check-ins.

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10KDayExcerpt from Fear of Writing:

Mission statement:

The purpose of a 10K Day is to try to write 10,000 words. The spirit of a 10K Day is to liberate myself and celebrate my creativity.

THIS DAY IS for you, so do what works for you. But these are the rules that have proven to produce the best results:

Be sure to visit and RSVP if you plan to attend each months’ 10K Day for Writers!

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If you’d like to join us for one of this month’s 10K Days—Thursday, September 17 or Saturday the 26th—you can start by posting your RSVP in the Comments section at the Fear of Writing 10K RSVP page.

Please specify which day you’ll be attending.

You can also check the 10K Day Guidelines for more information.

Hope to see you there!

Fear of Writing will continue to host both a Thurdsay 10K Day and a Saturday 10K Day as long as they remain active. Only you can keep them alive by participating and having fun with it.

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What is this sixteen I speak of? Writers of course. That’s how many writers have sent their RSVP in for this Thursday’s 10K Day!

Will you be there?

10K Days are fun and productive. This is a day writers  set aside and shoot for writing 10,000 words in one day. Steep? A bit. Achievable? Absolutely, we’ve had many writers surpass the word count.

But, it’s NOT just about the word count. It’s about the love of your craft, coming together with other writers for the day and sharing the whole experience.

If you’d like to join us, simply visit the following link and leave a comment.

RSVP for THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

If Thursday isn’t good for you, we’re also starting a Saturday 10K Day. We realize that many writers have a day job other than writing and can’t make it during the week. If you can’t join us for Thursday’s event, be sure to sign up for the  Saturday 10K Day instead.

RSVP for SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

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writing10kYesterday marked another 10K Day for Writers and was a huge success.  We had several writers finish up books or screenplays they had been working on.

We had several writers who simply got back in touch with their passion for writing and the written word.

We all came together, shared our ups, downs, accomplishments and distractions and cheered each other on.

You can view our progress and support at 10K Day: Live While It’s Happening – July 16.

The next 10K Day for Writers is August 13.  Making a commitment can help you clear your schedule and set aside this day simply for being a writer and following your passion.

We will keep you posted as the next 10K approaches.

Happy Writing!

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