How do you write fast?

[akira88]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

[superflya]

Its all in the wrist.

practice using your wrist with the oldest form of practice in the world


if you know how....

LMFAOO

[moshi]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

pretty sure appianway's school asks them to write SACs double spaced. even so, 6 pages is still heaps!

[akira88]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

pretty sure appianway's school asks them to write SACs double spaced. even so, 6 pages is still heaps!

Oh double spaced That doesn't sound as crazy anymore! Haha.

[coletrain]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

what falls into the category of 'too' long.? I had a SAC this week and i wrote a total of 6 pages. 4 for my essay and 2 for my written explanation. Why do teachers deduct marks?

[stonecold]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

pretty sure appianway's school asks them to write SACs double spaced. even so, 6 pages is still heaps!

Oh double spaced That doesn't sound as crazy anymore! Haha.

If it was in an hour it's crazy haha!

[samuch]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

pretty sure appianway's school asks them to write SACs double spaced. even so, 6 pages is still heaps!

Oh double spaced That doesn't sound as crazy anymore! Haha.

If it was in an hour it's crazy haha!

i can only manage 3.5 - 4 pages in an hour :S
6 is crazy!

[stonecold]

tbh pages are lame though.  really should be talking words, because some people will find a way to write the same amount in eight pages that someone else can do in four.  not saying that about you appian

but yeah, at the moment I think my limit in english is probably ~700-800 words/hour.

in english language I haven't even timed myself doing an essay because they are hard and take me ages...

[the.watchman]

I'm so lame ... maybe three pages in an hour?
But I've got some time to work on it though...

[appianway]

Yeah, my SAC was 12 pages double spaced, and my 40 minute commentary was 4 pages without double spacing. I think there would've been about 150 words per page for the SAC itself (I'm not too good at estimating though; I could be quite off) and around 300 per page for the commentary. I still think it's better to be efficient with words rather than rambling on though - a 900 word essay might be better than a 1500 word one. I guess I wrote so much for my English SAC because I wanted to include a number of different scenes but explore them properly. I do write really, really quickly though - I did around 70 pages in a 5 hour physics exam the other week. The main thing is just to have an idea of what you're doing and let your ideas flow - you can always edit them later.

[kyzoo]

...I have never tried double-spaced before so I shall try it.

[the.watchman]

...I have never tried double-spaced before so I shall try it.

Yeah same, my proofreading (usually in red) is so cramped

[EvangelionZeta]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

Not in English, no.  I know 50-scoring people who got 1500+ words for all three essays in the exam...

[kyzoo]

I timed how long I would take to write a rote-memorized 800 word Point-of-view and it took 28 minutes.

...I have never tried double-spaced before so I shall try it.

I experimented with double-spaced writing for the same piece and it didn't seem to make a difference at all - finished in the same time and if anything, actually looks more illegible than single-spaced.

[GerrySly]

As a lot of people here have already mentioned, having a good idea of what you're writing definitely helps with speed. I find that when I write, my ideas evolve with the piece itself, but this doesn't detract from the speed - I just allow the sentences to spill out and mould one another. I generally write pretty quickly - I did 12 pages for my first English SAC - but I don't feel as though the free-form approach I take to creative pieces diminishes the quality - it's still easy to maintain structure.

My teachers say if you write something too long they'll deduct marks .. :|

Not in English, no.  I know 50-scoring people who got 1500+ words for all three essays in the exam...

Holy shit, I wrote just over that for ALL pieces put together lol, no wonder I got what I got