How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day - Pretentious Title blog - the writing of Rachel Aaron. When I started writing The Spirit War (Eli novel #4), I had a bit of a problem.
I had a brand new baby and my life (like every new mother's life) was constantly on the verge of shambles. I paid for a sitter four times a week so I could get some writing time, and I guarded these hours like a mama bear guards her cubs - with ferocity and hiker-mauling violence. To keep my schedule and make my deadlines, I needed to write 4000 words during each of these carefully arranged sessions. I Write Like. Writer's Round-about - a blog for writers by writers.