Boosting Writing Productivity in the New Year by Rebecca E. Neely
With the New Year comes resolutions, goal setting and plans to do better, and as one of my dear friends put it, 'another chance to get it right." Hear hear!
To that end, in the coming weeks, I’ll be hosting a variety of authors at my blog, where they’ll be sharing some of their tips and advice about boosting writing productivity and saving time—something I know I can always use.
I want to thank them all in advance, for sharing!
Today, I’ll start the ball rolling, and share some tips that help me to be more productive.
After I make sure my child is safely at school, and I’ve made any phone calls I deem important, I SILENCE my smart phone. Yes, that’s right. I’ll even go so far as to put it on the other side of the room so I can’t take ‘just’ a few minutes to check Twitter, answer an email, etc. We’ve all been there—five minutes turns into twenty, then somehow, a half hour, or an hour is gone. I do check it after an hour or so, to make sure I haven’t missed any important calls, and then it’s back to work.
I sketch out my scenes and chapters in terms of Goal, Conflict, and Disaster and/or Reaction, Dilemma, Decision – the building blocks of motivation and reaction, per Dwight Swain, writing guru and author of Techniques of the Selling Writer—a tome, in my humble opinion, no writer should be without.
This helps me to know the who, what, when, where, why and how of each scene and/or chapter, and enables me to focus.
When I get stuck, I go and take a walk. Somehow, the combination of physical activity, fresh air, and change of scenery seems to get the juices flowing, and almost magically, a solution will present itself. I’ve solved many writing dilemmas this way, and I’m almost positive no one who’s seen me talking to myself thinks I’m crazy. :)
Thanks for tuning in—I hope these tips aid you on your writing journey. Enjoy, and be sure to check back often in the coming weeks for more helpful tips!
A MIGHTY GOOD MAN
3 days. 2 people. 1 story.
‘Hank’ Jerry, a down and out writer, and Jack Darcy, a former gang leader, team up to write his story for mutual gain and end up falling for each other.
It’s not long before their romance is as hot as the copy she’s writing, but they’ve both got something to hide that could blow up in their faces, and with time running out and gang enforcers closing in, will the trust they’ve forged survive the ultimate test?
Pick up your copy today from Amazon
To that end, in the coming weeks, I’ll be hosting a variety of authors at my blog, where they’ll be sharing some of their tips and advice about boosting writing productivity and saving time—something I know I can always use.
I want to thank them all in advance, for sharing!
Today, I’ll start the ball rolling, and share some tips that help me to be more productive.
After I make sure my child is safely at school, and I’ve made any phone calls I deem important, I SILENCE my smart phone. Yes, that’s right. I’ll even go so far as to put it on the other side of the room so I can’t take ‘just’ a few minutes to check Twitter, answer an email, etc. We’ve all been there—five minutes turns into twenty, then somehow, a half hour, or an hour is gone. I do check it after an hour or so, to make sure I haven’t missed any important calls, and then it’s back to work.
I sketch out my scenes and chapters in terms of Goal, Conflict, and Disaster and/or Reaction, Dilemma, Decision – the building blocks of motivation and reaction, per Dwight Swain, writing guru and author of Techniques of the Selling Writer—a tome, in my humble opinion, no writer should be without.
This helps me to know the who, what, when, where, why and how of each scene and/or chapter, and enables me to focus.When I get stuck, I go and take a walk. Somehow, the combination of physical activity, fresh air, and change of scenery seems to get the juices flowing, and almost magically, a solution will present itself. I’ve solved many writing dilemmas this way, and I’m almost positive no one who’s seen me talking to myself thinks I’m crazy. :)
Thanks for tuning in—I hope these tips aid you on your writing journey. Enjoy, and be sure to check back often in the coming weeks for more helpful tips!
A MIGHTY GOOD MAN3 days. 2 people. 1 story.
‘Hank’ Jerry, a down and out writer, and Jack Darcy, a former gang leader, team up to write his story for mutual gain and end up falling for each other.
It’s not long before their romance is as hot as the copy she’s writing, but they’ve both got something to hide that could blow up in their faces, and with time running out and gang enforcers closing in, will the trust they’ve forged survive the ultimate test?
Pick up your copy today from Amazon
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