One Writing Tip I Am Stealing From the Prolific Writers to Supercharge My Writing Productivity.

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t glance, whipping out a two-hundred-and-eighty-word essay might not seem like a demanding task; still, the struggle is real for someone (like me) who experiences stifling friction while writing, resulting in an eternity to finish up even a simple piece.So to keep up my writing streak for 30 days straight (and beyond) — and evolve into a prolific writer — I felt compelled to find a solution to beat that friction: my inner perfectionist, which manages to get the better of me even before I have had the chance to communicate on a topic fully, and freely, thereby, sabotaging my creative flow, doubting my creating voice, and… prolonging the time to write, needlessly!To summarize in one sentence, the solution then — as all prolific writers I have read recommend — is to: STOP editing while writing! Essentially, separate writing from editing as they are two disparate tasks.</p

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Also, for editing (this is a reminder to myself), a helpful mindset reframe that I have picked up from Ship 30 for 30 is to — NOT overedit; it helps to set some constraints around this.In conclusion, to drive home the point, here is an excerpt on the above-discussed tip by Grammarly. (You can read the full article with other super valuable tips here: <a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/faster-writer/">How to Write Faster: 8 Tips to Improve Your Writing Speed | Grammarly</a>)Don’t worry about mistakes—just keep goingOne of the most common pieces of writing advice is: Don’t edit as you write. Editing as you write slows you down and distracts your brain from the task of actually writing. Save your editing for after you’ve got a completed draft on the page. Do this even when you see obvious mistakes.</article></body>

One Writing Tip I Am Stealing From the Prolific Writers to Supercharge My Writing Productivity.

“How to become a prolific writer,?” is a question I have been asking myself for some time now.

But the desire to become one, and the necessity to find an answer to this question, only became a pressing need when I started my Ship 30-for-30 journey this month. For starters, Ship 30 for 30 is a cohort-based program wherein the goal is to write and ship an atomic essay each day for thirty days.

At first glance, whipping out a two-hundred-and-eighty-word essay might not seem like a demanding task; still, the struggle is real for someone (like me) who experiences stifling friction while writing, resulting in an eternity to finish up even a simple piece.

So to keep up my writing streak for 30 days straight (and beyond) — and evolve into a prolific writer — I felt compelled to find a solution to beat that friction: my inner perfectionist, which manages to get the better of me even before I have had the chance to communicate on a topic fully, and freely, thereby, sabotaging my creative flow, doubting my creating voice, and… prolonging the time to write, needlessly!

To summarize in one sentence, the solution then — as all prolific writers I have read recommend — is to: STOP editing while writing! Essentially, separate writing from editing as they are two disparate tasks.

Also, for editing (this is a reminder to myself), a helpful mindset reframe that I have picked up from Ship 30 for 30 is to — NOT overedit; it helps to set some constraints around this.

In conclusion, to drive home the point, here is an excerpt on the above-discussed tip by Grammarly. (You can read the full article with other super valuable tips here: How to Write Faster: 8 Tips to Improve Your Writing Speed | Grammarly)

Don’t worry about mistakes—just keep going

One of the most common pieces of writing advice is: Don’t edit as you write. Editing as you write slows you down and distracts your brain from the task of actually writing. Save your editing for after you’ve got a completed draft on the page. Do this even when you see obvious mistakes.