You said it. The reading public doesn't give a crap if you are Nora Roberts, who turns out a zillion books a year, all of which are instant bestsellers, or if you are Harper Lee, who only ever wrote one book.
I believe every author has a "natural pace" that works for them. Some authors spill words onto the page. If they are lucky, those words will be in generally good order from the get-go, at least most of the time. Other writers have to fight the devil, Jesus, and the Incredible Hulk for every keystroke.
Yes, not putting butt in chair is not going to get a book finished. OTOH, putting butt in chair and fighting for hours with the work is not pleasant.
And in the end, the readers really can't tell the difference. The only time they can tell is when an author is writing off their natural pace. Sometimes authors who are one-book-a-year step up to three-books-a-year and it shows.
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Date: 2008-04-11 02:15 am (UTC)I believe every author has a "natural pace" that works for them. Some authors spill words onto the page. If they are lucky, those words will be in generally good order from the get-go, at least most of the time. Other writers have to fight the devil, Jesus, and the Incredible Hulk for every keystroke.
Yes, not putting butt in chair is not going to get a book finished. OTOH, putting butt in chair and fighting for hours with the work is not pleasant.
And in the end, the readers really can't tell the difference. The only time they can tell is when an author is writing off their natural pace. Sometimes authors who are one-book-a-year step up to three-books-a-year and it shows.