Tips To Write More Efficiently – Is It Really That Simple?
If you are a writer then you know that writing is just putting your ideas and thoughts onto paper or a website clearly and concisely. For the longest time I thought the best way to write was to sit down and just hammer out a few thousand words worth or work and then stop and reread it, trust me, this never works.
The problem that I first had when I would write was that my writing would take too long and I was not getting what I needed to done on time. Think about it, if you write for a living then the income you make all depends on how many words or articles you can get done in a day. My problem was I spend too much time thinking about what I need to write about and by the time I was done with my 1000 word article it would be around an hour later.
It was about 8 months ago that I had an idea.
The first thing I did when I woke up was I pulled out a notepad (instead of turning on my computer) and then I write down 5 titles and then gave each title 5 bullet points. For the first day it took me a little bit to get going but once I had a few titles down with the bullet points everything else just seem to come to me. Finally when I was finished doing all the notes I turned on my computer and got started typing.
The best part about doing this for the first day was that when I turned the computer on I opened up Microsoft Word and started typing. It was roughly 1 hour later when I was done with all my articles (What a difference in time!) so now it was time for me to proofread each one and make sure it made sense. To my amazement the articles all made sense, they read perfectly clear, and best of all there were no mistakes whatsoever.
Now that you know the one must-do task to write efficiently I want to give you 3 tips that will help you write more efficiently which will ultimately help you make more money. Just remember this task every morning and you should have no problem making more money than you did the day before.
Tips To Write More Efficiently
Use A Pen
The reason you need to use a pen is so that when you jot down your titles and bullet points you can’t change them. One of the biggest flaws people in general have is they are indecisive, change this by making sure you can’t alter a title or a bullet point. What this is going to do is make you think about what you put down on paper and then it will force you to write about what first popped into your head. Trust me, this works better than you think it will.
Research Ideas Prior To Writing
This is a major tip that you need to follow. When you write you need to know everything there is to know about the subject before you type one word. The reason you need to do this is because you do not want to be writing about one article and then at the same time thinking about what the other article should say. Do yourself a favor and give each article you write at least 5 minutes of pure research.
Give Yourself A Break
When I say give yourself a break I mean with the writing for just a little while and instead proofread all your work. The one thing that you do not want to do is write for 5 hours straight and then proofread what you just wrote. My advice is that for every hour that you are typing you should leave at least 15 minutes to proofread and correct what you just wrote.
Knowing the tips and tricks to write more efficiently has surely helped me and I know it will help you too as long as you put them to use. Like I said before, when your income relies on how much you can write then you should try everything that you can to make sure you are writing more in less time.
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David
19. Aug, 2011
Giving yourself a break is a great way to get more done. That is what I normally do for every hour that I work. The only bad part is that once you get used to it you will then try giving yourself a break even when you are a deadline.
Ember
20. Aug, 2011
Thanks for the tips. I am a part-time writer and I hope these tips will help me earn more (if not double). I used to follow the 2nd tip but not the other two, I hope this will help me in improving my writing quality too.
Aberly
20. Aug, 2011
Nice Tips friend. Today I realized my mistake when writing articles. I started with switching on the computer and ended up in reading mails and browsing forums (forgetting the primary work, writing). I started with researching the article but soon got distracted. Writing out the points on paper is a very good suggestion. Thanks for the the tip. I think now I will be able to write articles in much less time (I remember taking couple of hours for writing a single article). Thanks again.