azad_forever
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- Oct 23, 2009
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Hello!
I found these tips very useful and thus sharing here. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Don't be a perfectionist.
Don't struggle to get each sentence and word right. Just write, and when it's all finished, then go back and edit. Don?t
spend too much time on the first draft.
2. Writing badly is better then not writing at all.
If you just sit down and write, it will come. Whether it's in a dribble or a flood, it will come. You can set a daily goal for
a minimum amount of words to write. Don't edit yourself.
3. Don?t plan too much.
Later ? when you're finished ? you can go back and reread (and trust me, you have to go back a lot) and only then
start editing, rewriting and sometimes stripping away large chunks that you may have fallen in love with.
4. Change your mindset.
Start at the end of the story, not the beginning. Work backwards, or start in the middle on something easy. The first
chapter is the hardest you'll do, so leave it until later.
5. Turn off your inner editor.
Just get the words out, no matter how terrible you feel they are. It's easier to revise bad writing than a blank page.
6. Make your writing come from the heart.
Write about what you really like and enjoy.
7. Move forward in the story everyday
Don't go back and revise anything until you've completed the first draft
8. Don?t wait for the perfect time to write.
There?ll never be a perfect time.
9. When time is short, write short pieces
10. Do the writing alone but don't be a loner.
Find support with family, friends, and even strangers. Join a group of local writers.
11. Don't sleep? sorry, just kidding
12. Don?t keep putting it off. Never give up. Never.
Please share your tips on overcoming procrastination.
I found these tips very useful and thus sharing here. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Don't be a perfectionist.
Don't struggle to get each sentence and word right. Just write, and when it's all finished, then go back and edit. Don?t
spend too much time on the first draft.
2. Writing badly is better then not writing at all.
If you just sit down and write, it will come. Whether it's in a dribble or a flood, it will come. You can set a daily goal for
a minimum amount of words to write. Don't edit yourself.
3. Don?t plan too much.
Later ? when you're finished ? you can go back and reread (and trust me, you have to go back a lot) and only then
start editing, rewriting and sometimes stripping away large chunks that you may have fallen in love with.
4. Change your mindset.
Start at the end of the story, not the beginning. Work backwards, or start in the middle on something easy. The first
chapter is the hardest you'll do, so leave it until later.
5. Turn off your inner editor.
Just get the words out, no matter how terrible you feel they are. It's easier to revise bad writing than a blank page.
6. Make your writing come from the heart.
Write about what you really like and enjoy.
7. Move forward in the story everyday
Don't go back and revise anything until you've completed the first draft
8. Don?t wait for the perfect time to write.
There?ll never be a perfect time.
9. When time is short, write short pieces
10. Do the writing alone but don't be a loner.
Find support with family, friends, and even strangers. Join a group of local writers.
11. Don't sleep? sorry, just kidding
12. Don?t keep putting it off. Never give up. Never.
Please share your tips on overcoming procrastination.