10K Day: Rules of the Game

Mission statement:

The purpose of a 10K Day is to try to write 10,000 words.

The spirit of a 10K Day is to liberate myself and celebrate my creativity!

Here are the guidelines that have proven to produce the best results:

1. No editing or rewriting.

2. No looking back over what you’ve written. Keep forging ahead.

3. No rummaging—either in notebooks or in your computer files—for writing you did some other time.

4. No research. Make it up.

5. Don’t fuss about the rules of writing. Just write.

6. Don’t fuss with structure. You can format, add chapter headings (or whatever) some other time.

7. No struggling. (“Allow yourself to be crappy.” ~ J.R. Turner)

8. Take a 15-minute break every two hours. Use this break to refresh your body, brain and spirit.

9. Report to your writing companions during your break. Use the “check-in” page that shows the correct date for the event you’re attending. (Click on Home in the main menu during a 10K Day week and you’ll always see it as the top post.)

10. No agonizing over your word count. Yes, the goal is 10,000 words, but not at the cost of your peace of mind. This is not a competition—not even with yourself! Have fun instead.

Adapted with permission from 10K in a Day by J.R. Turner

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