Pam's Pen

Creative Musings

To write faster, focus!

 

 

I find that in order to get more writing done faster, I need to focus.  In order to focus, spending time doing menial tasks can loosen you up.  For example, if I clean the keyboard on my laptop (crumbs from my 5 year old) I won’t be as tempted to do it while I am writing.  Or vacuum first or do dishes or organize something.  Then the creative juices should be flowing.  All the time you are performing the menial tasks, you can be thinking of what you want to write.  I also tend to make a list or outline of what I want to accomplish.  I write what I am writing and by what time I want to finish.  I do work better under pressure.  I write faster if I know I need to be done by 330 pm when my son gets home from school.

 

Another thing that helps me focus is music.  Something relaxing can be helpful like Enya or Windham Hill.  I like Pandora.com.  It is a free and easy online radio that you can customize to your liking.

 

I do not do so well with writing slow.  I tend to lose focus and start cleaning things!

 

Writing query letters are not my strongest asset.  I need to practice them, polish them and actually submit them if I want to be successful!

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