Strangely enough, I get up more refreshed than I ever did when I was sleeping late. I had to train myself to become an early riser. She was not going to fight with me every morning just to get up and get moving. Now I am an early riser, and it’s because I’m a writer. My mom knew I had to be in afternoon kindergarten. Learn to be an early riser, especially if you are responsible for other humans. When I was in kindergarten, I slept like I was medicated. There is so much going on in our thought processes and our dreams, and we are given a clean slate each morning. I deeply believe God works on us so much during the night while we are asleep. I write before checking email or Facebook or Instagram. Later in the day, I’m writing to all the critics-the people who tell me nobody needs this book, I don’t know what I’m talking about, and there are already a million books on this topic. First thing in the morning, I am writing to my reader. However, I have noticed when I do my Bible study first, my writing gets very preachy.Īlso, the more awake I am, the more awake my inner editor is. Some people suggest doing your Bible study before you write. I go to the bathroom and feed the animals. If you’re a morning writer, write before anything else. I only do a couple things in the morning before I write. If you can’t write every day, schedule at least a couple hours a week to write.Ģ. I use Evernote to jot them down, and when it’s my time to write it’s all there. Writing is hard work, and, if you’re not intentional about it, other activities will crowd out that time.īut if you put writing time on your calendar, it really does help cement it in your mind. Just that one simple act prepares you to write. You can usually tell when I’m on a writing deadline because the grout in our bathroom sparkles and the silverware drawer is free of crumbs. Decide ahead of time when you will write. Don’t wait for the writing whim to hit, because it won’t. When you sit down to write, your mind will think of a million other things to do. No matter what stage of life you are in right now, these five practices can help you increase your word count and consistently write at least 500 daily.ġ. Here’s my secret: I wake up every day (except Sunday) and write at least 500 words. I would put off writing until I had a deadline then I’d lock myself in a room with nothing but coffee and panic until I got it done. Can I just say that is not a good writing plan? (And an even worse marital improvement plan.) I dreamed of a world where I was one of those writers who actually got articles written the week before and not the night before. Friends, let me tell you-that dream is now my reality.
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