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After two weeks of anxiety spirals and obsessive news reading, my muse and I reached a truce. Writing is actually working, though I have to be strict with my writing conditions. /1
After two weeks of anxiety spirals and obsessive news reading, my muse and I reached a truce. Writing is actually working, though I have to be strict with my writing conditions. /1
I pulled out my old AlphaSmartâa device I& #39;ve never gotten along with, despite many attempts over the years to use it. I& #39;m just not a "power through" drafter.
Until now.
I shut myself in a distraction-free space, load up the AlphaSmart, set a timer for 15-20 min... /2
Until now.
I shut myself in a distraction-free space, load up the AlphaSmart, set a timer for 15-20 min... /2
And then I follow the tools I learned in @lindsaymccall& #39;s 80/20 class (highly recommend!). I& #39;ve been delighted by my word counts lately.
Is what I& #39;m writing a mess? Oh god, yes. But this is what I have to do to draft right now because deadlines do not stop for viruses. /3
Is what I& #39;m writing a mess? Oh god, yes. But this is what I have to do to draft right now because deadlines do not stop for viruses. /3
The old Sooz-method of writing slowly, of rereading and editing yesterday& #39;s words before moving forward...I can& #39;t do it. It wasn& #39;t just holding me back, it simply wasn& #39;t working.
My point being: now, more than ever, is a good time to try new methods for your work. /4
My point being: now, more than ever, is a good time to try new methods for your work. /4
If the old way isn& #39;t working, then try something totally radical and new.
I never would have thought 15 minutes sprints would work for me ("I need hours!" I would always say), but lo and behold, they are AMAZING. I got 783 words in a 15 minute sprint yesterday--a new record. /5
I never would have thought 15 minutes sprints would work for me ("I need hours!" I would always say), but lo and behold, they are AMAZING. I got 783 words in a 15 minute sprint yesterday--a new record. /5
And I can 100% thank @lindsaymccall for those little bursts of focus. She discusses them in her course, so I tried them...
Welp, I& #39;m a convert. At least during these unsteady times when that& #39;s the most sustained, intense focus I can manage. /6
Welp, I& #39;m a convert. At least during these unsteady times when that& #39;s the most sustained, intense focus I can manage. /6
SO TRY NEW METHODS! Try some of mine ( http://susandennard.com/for-writers )">https://susandennard.com/for-write... or try Lindsay& #39;s ( https://www.lindsayeagarbooks.com/8020 )">https://www.lindsayeagarbooks.com/8020"... or try any of the hundreds out there you thought wouldn& #39;t jibe for you...
Oh, and add me as a buddy on #CampNanoWriMo2020 ( https://nanowrimo.org/participants/stowersd)">https://nanowrimo.org/participa... if you& #39;re doing it! /end
Oh, and add me as a buddy on #CampNanoWriMo2020 ( https://nanowrimo.org/participants/stowersd)">https://nanowrimo.org/participa... if you& #39;re doing it! /end
