How to Finish Your Dissertation in Six Months, Even if You Don't Know What to Write

by Scott Rank

He wrote in an simple, unembellished style. Asimov pounded on his typewriter, believing that consistent production was much better than sitting around and looking profound but doing nothing.

He began his day at 9 o'clock, producing as much as 90 words a minute until he ended in the evening.

He used simple language and linear storylines, not bothering with more experimental forms of writing. His characters' dialogue was so straightforward that it sometimes approached the communicative minimum of language.

Don't stop for anything. Go quickly without rushing. Never stop to look back, to cross something out, to wonder how to spell something, to wonder what word or thought to use, or to think about what you are doing. If you can't think of a word or a spelling, just use a squiggle or write, 'I can't think of it.' The easiest thing is just to put down whatever is in your mind. If you get stuck it's fine to write, 'I can't think what to say, I can't think what to say' as many times as you want; The only requirement is that you never stop.