Serious question, I think the 'finish the first draft no matter what' advice is wrong
I used to force myself to write 2000 words a day on my novel, even if it was junk, just to hit that goal. After leaving my manuscript untouched for 6 months, I realized that approach killed my love for the story. Now I only write when I have a clear scene in my head, even if it's just 200 words, and my project in Portland feels alive again. Has anyone else found that strict word counts made them abandon a project?