The idea is to free yourself from that bitchy little self-editor that insists that every single word be perfect before you move on to the next one. The word count is pretty arbitrary, I think, but the time limit makes you set aside perfectionism and just get the thing down, because there's no other way you're going to get 50,000 words written in thirty days. It's actually pretty useful if you can do it, as it gives you a real sense of accomplishment and maybe even something to work with as the basis for something that might really be publishable someday.
The idea is not to barf up a 50,000 word novel and pop it into the mail to some poor unsuspecting slush pile reader on Dec 1st, though I'm sure lots of people do that.
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Date: 2008-11-02 10:58 pm (UTC)The idea is not to barf up a 50,000 word novel and pop it into the mail to some poor unsuspecting slush pile reader on Dec 1st, though I'm sure lots of people do that.