How To Double Your Productivity In Creative Writing

Ah, the old debate of quantity versus quality…
Is it better to write one amazing book that blows people’s minds but is only read by a handful of readers?
Or to write a number of very good books that are read by thousands, even millions?
Either way, there’s one simple fact behind this argument.
Well actually it’s a progressive series of facts:
– The more you write, the more experienced you become in writing.
– The more experienced you become, the easier it gets to write.
– The easier it gets to write, the more your confidence grows.
– The more your confidence grows, the more you can experiment and try new approaches with your writing.
– The more you experiment, the better a writer you become.
So, to become a better writer, all you have to do is write more!
Except, as you know, it’s not always that easy to write more. Sometimes it’s hard enough to just write a single sentence.
So how can you hope to double your creative writing output during these times when it’s difficult to even string a few words together?
The secret is to form powerful daily writing habits.
We’ve all had experience of habits in our lives that are hard to break. Habits are usually associated with being negative and bad for us.
Few people remember we can harness their power to use in a positive way as well.
Such as to helping you become more productive in your creative writing.
Here’s a proven technique that you can start using in your creative life right away:
Step 1. Pick a time of day when you’re going to write. You know yourself when you tend to be more creative, so use this time of day to your advantage.
Step 2. Select the amount of time you’ll write for. When starting out, do at least 15 mins, and probably not more than 30 mins.
Step 3. Start your new routine! Every day, at your chosen time of day, for the period of time you selected, just sit down and write. It’s not even that important what you write. What is crucially important is that you get into the habit of writing for this minimum amount of time everyday.
Step 4. Repeat step 3 for at least 14 days. Then have a little review of how effective each element has been for you, and tweak as necessary. You might want to adjust the time of day you write for example.
Step 5. Once you get comfortable with your chosen time period, increase it. Then try that for a week or two. Then increase it again. If you pace yourself well, you can be writing 2 or 3 or 4 times the amount you were previously, in just a matter of weeks.
Creating every day like this is a great, proven technique for forming strong creative writing habits, and increasing your creative output significantly.
Then it stands to reason, as we saw earlier, the more you write, the better a writer you become. And you won’t need to worry about which side of that old argument you fall upon, because you’ll be writing at a high quality AND high quantity…