juliawritesbooks:

ajgerald:

Sooo I finished up a writing session on my current WIP that was just about 1200 words and for a second I wanted to scold myself for not getting an extra 300, 500, 1000 done. BUT HERE’S THE THING:

I also did a bunch of rearranging/rehashing of paragraphs today and that will help me SO MUCH the next time I sit down to write because everything is so much clearer and easier to jump off from. That didn’t up my word count at all but it helped.

I also did some researching today for future chapters and came to a better understanding of how to portray my deaf character. That definitely didn’t up my word count but it will improve my story tremendously.

MY POINT IS: whether you write 300 or 3000 words it doesn’t matter. As long as you’re doing something that will help your writing in one way or another you’re being productive and that’s enough. YOU’RE ENOUGH!  

Unless you’re being paid weekly per word then stop stressing, please.

This is so important.