For writing, it depends on wordcount, chapter length, and my motivation that day.
But, at my creative peak, I was writing like 10k words a day for roughly 3ish months (my greatest achievement LMAO). I think I could probably achieve this peak again if I really wanted to, but I set boundaries for myself now because (physically) doing that messed me up, even if it was extremely fulfilling and delightful.
Nowadays I tend to write around 5k words a day on average.
My chapters (on average) are around 3k.
So, during my peak: three chapters a day.
Average: one and a half chapters a day.
For reading, I’m a speedy reader. Daily, I tend to consume roughly 3-5 chapters a day (typically at night before bed). But if the tale is especially gripping I can finish an entire book in a day or two.
Heeeyyy I feel like I haven’t appeared in your threads in a while.
Writing: If it’s a first draft situation, I could write a chapter which is about 2500-3000 words. I could. Sometimes I do more. Like maybe a chapter and a third of a chapter or something like that. Good days, like, really good days, I could write two chapters.
Reading: Depends on the book. I once nearly finished a middle grade book in a day. A heavy book like Perdido Street Station, probably can’t take more than a couple chapters of the thing (dense worldbuilding), but it depends on what part because the latter half went pretty quickly. If I really push myself, I might be able to finish a book in a day, but that’s really pushing it and considering I have no obligations.
Yes lmao. I was unemployed at the time and coming off a really bad mental health spiral that motivated me a LOT, so I think I was in a specific headspace where I was able to achieve a level of creative/emotional intensity that allowed that. I also type roughly 90 wpm on average, which I’m sure helped.
While it was extremely cathartic, it also genuinely destroyed parts of my physical health. Like, for example, I have hyper extendable thumbs–and for some reason when I type I overextend one thumb back A LOT. Holding that tension in my thumb did some type of nerve damage, and I now have to sleep with/write with a thumb brace to prevent it from bending back. Atop that, my shoulder got really messed up because I had to extend myself a certain way, and it got so stiff/swollen that I had to physically stop myself from writing.
Overall, was an experience I wouldn’t trade for the world, but it was fs a “perfect storm” type of creative pressure cooker lol.