Thank you for your encouragement! It is much appreciated.

I find that interesting as well. I enjoy the shorter reads because they are simple and straight to the point, but I also enjoy the long, slow novels that take a very long time to read.

I have found that I also take a long time to write stories. I do agree with your thoughts of writing 50,000 quality words over 50,000 useless ones, but I find value in telling myself the story as quickly as possible before moving on. To do this, I typically make a quick, small outline of the story before working on the manuscript.

Thank you! I appreciate that. It was a very good experience, and I am excited to try again next year!

I find it interesting how C. S. Lewis churned out books quickly—but Tolkien did not. Two profound writers who tackled their writings in different fashions.

I was in a writing group where we had two months to write a short story. I knew my story would be mediocre at best. I simmer slow—I don’t boil.

Some can write 50,000 words in a month, but most can’t write 50,000 quality, usable words for their story.
Unless they have eight hours a day to devote to writing.

I think you did very well and the challenge is useful to see what type of writer you are. And often it helps to have pressure and goals to keep authors in their seats.

WB