How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (APA LifeTools Series)

by Paul J. Silvia

Successful professional writers, regardless of whether they’re writing novels, nonfiction, poetry, or drama are prolific because they write regularly—usually daily. As Keyes (2003) put it, “Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend to them than inspiration” (p. 49).