A new year, a new game plan

Because I'm still in the grips of a cold and flu that is lingering for no good reason, I'm not really getting back to work until Thursday. I'm giving these germs until then to have their fun, but that's it. I've got books to write.

In the meantime, here are a couple of posts I've bookmarked the last few months, ideas for increasing productivity I'm anxious to implement (or at least give a try) when my brain is once again my own and not infected.

How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day

There are many fine, successful writers out there who equate writing quickly with being a hack. I firmly disagree. My methods remove the dross, the time spent tooling around lost in your daily writing, not the time spent making plot decisions or word choices. This is not a choice between ruminating on art or churning out the novels for gross commercialism (though I happen to like commercial novels), it's about not wasting your time for whatever sort of novels you want to write.

Quantum Writing Part I

Quantum Writing Part II

With the right amount of planning and prep work, there is actually very little difference between working on one project and working on two or three simultaneously. It does take more time to finish multiple projects (no writer trick in the world can eliminate the actual work involved) but there are many potential benefits, from eradicating boredom and writer's block from your life to becoming a more efficient and productive writer.