Give your writing its rightful place! (2)

Hi there…:)

So we`ve started last week our 10 ways trip in kicking off your writing habit..:) Pretty great, isn`t it? Well, let`s continue our journey with the last 5 hints, ok?:) Let`s go…

 

Write nothing but headlines.

At times the thought of writing an in-depth article( story, essay…etc) is too much for your brain to deal with after a long day (or at the start of one). Spend  30 minutes just churning out headlines without worrying about how catchy they sound. You may not be in the mood to write an article from scratch, but if you keep building a collection of headlines you give yourself a million of options. The more headlines you add to your list, the more likely you’ll find something you’re in the mood to write on at any given moment. Which of them inspire you most?:)

Keep your head down.

Stop thinking of the bigger project. Keep your head down and just take it one step at a time. As you repeat these steps, you can work up to more writing as it feels appropriate. When I started writing my last novel, all I could bring myself to do was 1 hour per day. Now I’m writing more. You’ll work up to it. Just take it one word at a time for now. [image error]

Start a new story.

Take a favorite beginning and use it as the start of a new story. When the story is finished, go back and write your own beginning. This is an excellent way to stop yourself agonizing over your first paragraph.

Work in depth.

Try “visualization”. I`m sure you`ve heard about it before, right? It`s really easy; I`m using it myself…:) How will visualization help you? Well, the great thing about is that it helps you going deeper within your mind; it helps you reach that part of your brain where you`re conscious part can`t get. You got it…:) it`s about the Subconscious. In there are all the ideas, memories, feelings, events( and more…:P) that help you write a marvelous book! Some of them can come to you even during the day, when you`re doing your daily activities. But some of them come come to you only when your mind is quiet and prepared: prepared for the visualization moment. That is why, I highly recommend & visualization & meditation.

Take your writing seriously.

Avoid saying, “I have no time.” “I’m too busy.” Those words are self-fulfilling prophecies. They are the most overused sentences by all of us. If you really want to write you will find the time. You may have to give up something else you are doing to have the writing time you need. Instead say, “I will find the time.” “My book is important to me. I will write.”

Discipline yourself. Divide up your days and devote time to writing every day – 20 minutes, 40 minutes, 1 hour or more each day.  Write when you are most creative. If you are a morning person get up an hour earlier and write. If you are a night writer, go to bed an hour later.  Make use of “dead time.” Have a notebook with you at all times and write on the train, plane, and coffee shop. You can even record your thoughts while driving with a good hands-free recorder.

Here you have them..:) 10 brilliant writing ways to improve your writing& making writing a strong habit…:)

Write with joy, write with love..:)

Cristina Istrati