How to Write the Five Hundred
- The key is to plan ahead and break down your writing into tasks that you can take on in your writing sessions. Once you have a small, concrete task to accomplish during your writing session, it will be easier for the words to flow.
- For your daily practice, focus on writing solid scenes. If you can get a scene right, you are well on your way to telling a story that works.
- The optimal length for a scene is 1,500 to 2,000 words, so you will be completing a scene every three to four days.
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