Writing Sprints

As authors/writers, do you take part in writing sprints. Until a few years ago, I hadn’t. Mind you, back then, I didn’t know what writing sprints were. We learn as we go, though, right?

A fellow author sat down with me one day and explained the process to me. She said writing sprints were a means of boosting productivity. The more you did it, the more your word count starts to rise. It puts the person in a certain frame of mind, allowing them to accrue words for the stories they’re writing. While it might not seem like much, at first, it truly does build up the word count.

At first, I’d thought she was kidding. Please understand, at the time, I’d been quite the greenhorn, still in the process of learning the ropes of this business. Nevertheless, I’d been determined in gleaning and learning as much as possible. The goal? To better myself as a writer.

I remember sitting down one day and glancing at the clock. I’d opened up Evernote (If you don’t use it, I recommend it. It’s awesome for keeping track of notes and other bits.), selected a new TEXT template, and started the timer for ten minutes. By the time that small sprint had ended, I’d gained 809 words. I remember the exact word count because I’d made it my mission to do so.

You can imagine my surprise when I’d realized my fellow author had been right. Writing sprints do help in making those elusive word counts rise. The more we take the time for it, the more it helps in building the stories we write.