Every fiction writer has a different working style, but I've seen lots of them suggest that it's good to bang out prose at a fairly steady pace. Jim Macdonald:

Every fiction writer has a different working style, but I've seen lots of them suggest that it's good to bang out prose at a fairly steady pace. Jim Macdonald: http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showpost.php?p=82327&postcount=40 http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showpost.php?p=82327&#38... When you're writing, don't slow down. Yes, you will do research ... you'll need to know exactly what kind of car your guy is driving, but during the outline/first draft stage isn't when I do it. I'll research a bunch before, and after during rewrite and revision. The rule in the middle is "don't slow down." In fiction you're trying to describe a time stream of events and conversations, and it's easier to feel the pace of your prose if you're typing it at a steady clip. Musicians get the same advice: Get in the habit of playing through your mistakes while staying with the beat, or you will develop a style that sounds choppy and hesitant and that calls attention to every mistake.