Dive in Immediately One way to avoid distractions is to dive in when the time to write arrives. Don’t delay even for a few seconds. While your computer is powering on, you may want to check out a file you see on the desktop screen. Resist the temptation. Better still, have a clear sky screen except for […]
Anyone embarking on a writing career is often told what it takes to be a writer. Advice is aplenty. But are they valid? The thing is if you believe some of them and treat them as gospel truths, you may be shooting yourself in the foot. Don’t be surprised if you don’t make much progress […]
Unless you’re writing for fun you should set writing goals to achieve any measure of success in writing. Here are examples of goals you could set yourself. If you’re just setting out writing, your goal may be to finish what you write, whether you’re writing stories or articles. If you’ve articles and stories written, your […]
“The only thing harder than writing is starting to write.” Susan Shaughnessy in Walking on Alligators No matter how long you’ve been writing, you’ll find that the toughest part is always getting started. Getting started means putting yourself in the mood to write, which is not easy if you’re tempted by other interesting or less […]
Would you like to increase your writing speed to the speed of your talking? It’s easy. Write about what you’re passionate about. Write about what you’re knowledgeable about. You talk faster on topics that you know or passionate about, whether they make you laugh, cringe, angry or surprised. Similarly, when it comes to writing, you’ve […]
“I’m pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it’s only a couple of paragraphs or a page or two.” James Rollins Recently I had to call a rescue service to move my unused car to another spot. The car had not been driven for many months and […]
Don’t have enough time for writing? If only you weren’t working full time and have family commitments, you would have put much more into writing, wouldn’t you? Well, you wouldn’t have,really. The grass is always greener on the other side.
First Hit You’ve just completed a short story or an article. You have worked hard on it and are glad that you’ve seen it to completion. The thing is you don’t know how good it is. You are eager to find out. So, you pass your work around to people you think can give […]
When we can’t get our writing moving, we blame it on writer’s block. Is writer’s block something physically mighty that we can’t crack it?Most of us are clueless when it comes to handling writer’s block. We treat it like the common cold. There’s no cure for it. We just have to be patient and it […]
While surfing the Net, you encounter a curiosity- arousing headline or title. Without much ado, you click on it because it’s on a topic you’re interested in and would like to know more about. Little Breathing Space for the Eyes However, when you arrive at the page, you’re disappointed. It is filled with paragraphs with […]