Comments on: Writing More, Writing Better – 6 Ways to Find More Time to Write http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/ Tips for writers, freelancers, and novelists paired with quips from successful authors, to help you write better! Tue, 15 May 2012 00:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Indian Autos Blog http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4511 Indian Autos Blog Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:33:02 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4511 I think carrying a portable diary around the house with an in-built pen helps when ideas are generated on the move. .-= Indian Autos Blog´s last blog post ..Official – Chevrolet Captiva, Cruze in India are OK =-. I think carrying a portable diary around the house with an in-built pen helps when ideas are generated on the move.
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]]> By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4341 Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:53:34 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4341 Hi Dwayne ~ maybe God HAS given us extra time...but we just haven't recognized it! :-) I interviewed a writer just the other day, who gets up at 3 am to work on his novel. Maybe we need to ask for discipline and motivation, not extra time... Hi Lynn ~ I tried your suggestion (of setting a deadline for the first draft of my e-book), and it worked! I'm planned to send it to my writer's group tomorrow, and I think I actually will....it may be tomorrow at MIDNIGHT, but having that deadline really spurred me to work hard this week. Thanks! By the way, Lynn, can I send you a few questions about self-publishing your books? I'm writing an article about it for this blog, and would love to hear what you think... Laurie .-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuipsTipsForFreelanceWriters/~3/qWFI-_PkiiQ/" rel="nofollow">How to Create a Strategic Writing Plan – Tips for Organized Writers</a> =-. Hi Dwayne ~ maybe God HAS given us extra time…but we just haven’t recognized it! :-) I interviewed a writer just the other day, who gets up at 3 am to work on his novel. Maybe we need to ask for discipline and motivation, not extra time…

Hi Lynn ~ I tried your suggestion (of setting a deadline for the first draft of my e-book), and it worked! I’m planned to send it to my writer’s group tomorrow, and I think I actually will….it may be tomorrow at MIDNIGHT, but having that deadline really spurred me to work hard this week. Thanks!

By the way, Lynn, can I send you a few questions about self-publishing your books? I’m writing an article about it for this blog, and would love to hear what you think…

Laurie
.-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post ..How to Create a Strategic Writing Plan – Tips for Organized Writers =-.

]]> By: Lynn Fowler@Online Marketer http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4298 Lynn Fowler@Online Marketer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:14:08 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4298 I've been writing since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, but I've never really WANTED to be a writer. It's just something I've always done - as much part of me as being a woman. In fact, for much of the time it has been a love-hate relationship. I've worked in several "writing" jobs (publicity person in a TV studio, advertising rep for a couple of papers) and countless voluntary writing positions (producing newsletters and magazines for various organizations) and have had numerous articles published in magazines, as well as a kids' book published through a traditional publisher and 2 self-published Christian books. The thing that works best for me is a deadline: if I know it has to be done by a certain time, it will get done. Taking short chunks of time to write doesn't work for me - I need to get into the "zone", and once I'm there to follow through with the flow. I’ve been writing since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, but I’ve never really WANTED to be a writer. It’s just something I’ve always done – as much part of me as being a woman. In fact, for much of the time it has been a love-hate relationship.

I’ve worked in several “writing” jobs (publicity person in a TV studio, advertising rep for a couple of papers) and countless voluntary writing positions (producing newsletters and magazines for various organizations) and have had numerous articles published in magazines, as well as a kids’ book published through a traditional publisher and 2 self-published Christian books.

The thing that works best for me is a deadline: if I know it has to be done by a certain time, it will get done. Taking short chunks of time to write doesn’t work for me – I need to get into the “zone”, and once I’m there to follow through with the flow.

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4289 Dwayne Phillips Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:43:56 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4289 Ah, writing takes time. Just like writing this little comment here takes time. Yet, it is writing practice and something to do if you are to be a writer. Why can't God give writers an extra hour in the day or allow us good health on half the sleep that everyone else needs? Ah, writing takes time. Just like writing this little comment here takes time. Yet, it is writing practice and something to do if you are to be a writer.

Why can’t God give writers an extra hour in the day or allow us good health on half the sleep that everyone else needs?

]]> By: Writing Roundup, March 12 « Uncategorized « Jen's Writing Journey http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4275 Writing Roundup, March 12 « Uncategorized « Jen's Writing Journey Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:25:47 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4275 [...] Writing More, Writing Better: 6 Ways to Find More Time to Write The key to improving your craft is by writing more. 10,000 hours of focused practice can make you an expert, according to Malcolm Gladwell. Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen shares ideas to help you get those 10,000 hours in. [...] [...] Writing More, Writing Better: 6 Ways to Find More Time to Write The key to improving your craft is by writing more. 10,000 hours of focused practice can make you an expert, according to Malcolm Gladwell. Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen shares ideas to help you get those 10,000 hours in. [...]

]]> By: George Angus http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4255 George Angus Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:18:37 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4255 I like the tips although I will say that a word count goal is actually helpful to keep someone in the writing mode. Quality will improve as someone stays in the groove. Probably won't work for everyone, but it is the cornerstone for a lot of writers. George .-= George Angus´s last blog post ..<a href="http://tumblemoose.com/read-an-e-book-week/" rel="nofollow">Read An E-Book Week</a> =-. I like the tips although I will say that a word count goal is actually helpful to keep someone in the writing mode. Quality will improve as someone stays in the groove. Probably won’t work for everyone, but it is the cornerstone for a lot of writers.

George
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]]> By: John Soares http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4250 John Soares Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:57 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4250 Nonfiction is definitely creative. Except for the occasional haiku, it's all I write. My main point is that often a freelance writer has to get 'er done, whether or not he's feeling creative. .-= John Soares´s last blog post ..<a href="http://freelancewriterproductivity.com/2010/03/05/capturing-and-keeping-your-freelance-writing-ideas/" rel="nofollow">Capturing and Keeping Your Freelance Writing Ideas</a> =-. Nonfiction is definitely creative. Except for the occasional haiku, it’s all I write.

My main point is that often a freelance writer has to get ‘er done, whether or not he’s feeling creative.
.-= John Soares´s last blog post ..Capturing and Keeping Your Freelance Writing Ideas =-.

]]> By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4249 Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:33 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4249 I remember reading that whether we write when we are or aren't feeling creative, the standard of writing is more or less the same. So I tried it -- and it's true! That is, I write when I don't feel creative, and when I read it later I'd never know if I was writing during a creative time or not. Nonfiction is totally creative! The same literary elements apply (or should apply): suspense, foreshadowing, literary techniques, characterization, etc. Thanks for your article, Emma....and John, I'm always glad to hear from you! :-) .-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuipsTipsAchievingGoals/~3/G6iFBWLUwoc/" rel="nofollow">Can’t Pay the Bills? How to Combine All Debt Into One Monthly Payment</a> =-. I remember reading that whether we write when we are or aren’t feeling creative, the standard of writing is more or less the same. So I tried it — and it’s true! That is, I write when I don’t feel creative, and when I read it later I’d never know if I was writing during a creative time or not.

Nonfiction is totally creative! The same literary elements apply (or should apply): suspense, foreshadowing, literary techniques, characterization, etc.

Thanks for your article, Emma….and John, I’m always glad to hear from you! :-)
.-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post ..Can’t Pay the Bills? How to Combine All Debt Into One Monthly Payment =-.

]]> By: Emma Lee http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4247 Emma Lee Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:16:18 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4247 @John Thanks for dropping by. It wasn't about only working when you feel creative, but thinking about the best time of day to write and rescheduling other tasks so that you maximise the time available to you at the best time of the day to write. Non fiction can be creative too. @John Thanks for dropping by. It wasn’t about only working when you feel creative, but thinking about the best time of day to write and rescheduling other tasks so that you maximise the time available to you at the best time of the day to write. Non fiction can be creative too.

]]> By: John Soares http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/writing-more-writing-better-ways-to-find-more-time-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-4246 John Soares Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:57:34 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=1649#comment-4246 What you say applies very well to people doing creative writing -- fiction and poetry. As a freelance writer, though, I may not be able to only work when I'm feeling creative. And often I do need to finish 2000 words a day, or 3000. I really like your tips on organizing the workspace and breaking tasks into smaller pieces. .-= John Soares´s last blog post ..<a href="http://freelancewriterproductivity.com/2010/03/05/capturing-and-keeping-your-freelance-writing-ideas/" rel="nofollow">Capturing and Keeping Your Freelance Writing Ideas</a> =-. What you say applies very well to people doing creative writing — fiction and poetry.

As a freelance writer, though, I may not be able to only work when I’m feeling creative. And often I do need to finish 2000 words a day, or 3000.

I really like your tips on organizing the workspace and breaking tasks into smaller pieces.
.-= John Soares´s last blog post ..Capturing and Keeping Your Freelance Writing Ideas =-.

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