18 Rules For Maximizing Your Writing Productivity

If you’re a blogger, novelist or freelance writer, you need to think about your work in terms of craft. That’s why Stephen King’s famous book “On Writing” had a subtitle “Memoirs of the craft”. The horror writer is showing up to work day in, day out, producing at least 2000 words per working session. And he’s been doing it for years. Many famous authors have their creative routines and quotas of 250, 500, 1000, or 2000 words. This is because waiting for the muse to bring you motivation is the fallacy of an amateur. In fact, some writers produce 10.000 words a day regularly. I don’t see why that’s impossible. Link to the full article: https://rafalreyzer.com/18-rules-for-increasing-your-writing-productivity/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:32 - 1. Read the “War of Art” by Steven Pressfield and become a pro 03:59 - 2. Work against the clock (use a timer) 06:50 - 3. Don’t let anyone interrupt you during your writing session (focus on your task) 07:25 - 4. Use Google’s voice recognition capabilities to double your writing speed 08:30 - 5. Write first thing in the morning (do the hardest first) 09:05 - 6. Use the Pomodoro technique 09:38 - 7. Don’t edit while you write (treat editing as a separate task)