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Easy Ways for Writers to Write More Articles

September 16, 2016 - Last Modified: September 16, 2016 by Christopher Jan Benitez

Writing articles can take its toll on even the most productive writers and bloggers.

As content creators, bloggers are fully aware of their responsibility to write unique and actionable content for their audience. It is through their articles that they are able to communicate their ideas to their readers, which in turn reciprocates by becoming your subscriber or client, depending on your goals as bloggers.

However, writing is also a time-consuming task. From ideation to the actual writing, there is a lot of effort put into creating a well-written content that people will read from start to end. Doing this on a consistent basis is not for the faint of heart, which is why some suffer from writer’s block and a host of other factors that affect their writing.

Ultimately, the main culprit of their inability to produce is not developing a system that allows them to focus on their writing.

In this post, I will help you focus on simple yet effective ways to help you get more articles written in less time. I will not discuss which tools you need to use to help you increase your productivity. Rather, I will discuss habits and environment, both of which are crucial factors that determine how effective you are in writing your articles. At the same time, shaping these factors will help you create a writing system that works best for you.

Setting up Your Home Office

Your work environment should be designed to aid your productivity, as this infographic from Omnipapers suggests.

Writing productivity

If you have a home office, you need to ensure that all your stuff is organized. In other words, you should make sure that everything is in its right place.

Here are some aspects of your work environment you should improve:

Lighting: Avoid dim and harsh lighting as they can cause eye strain. The best lighting is natural light. Set up your home office in such a way that your workspace is well lit with natural light.

Aeration: Ensure that your office is well ventilated. You can also add green plants for that extra dose of oxygen during the day.

Stickers: Planning and staying organized are important if you want to get big things done. Write your ideas and to-dos on stickers so you have visual reminders of the benchmarks you have to hit.

Shelves and cabinets: A messy office creates a messy mind. Ensure that your desk does not have any clutter and that unused files and papers are filed neatly in your cabinets.

Inspiration: Set yourself up for peak inspiration by having a board with inspirational quotes. Writers create their best work when inspired, so you want to create an environment that feeds your creative muse.

Follow a Standard Work Schedule at Home

Just because you are working from home does not mean that you shouldn’t follow a schedule. Having some kind of structure is critical if you want to get big things done.

In this excellent post by Anna Liesemeyer, she details the tasks that she has to juggle in a single day as a blogger and work at home mom. Her mornings and evenings are stacked with mommy duties, which leaves her afternoons as her only time to get work done.

Get work done

Given that she has lots of responsibilities to commit to, she cannot afford to go off schedule because it will mess up the balance between personal and professional life. Such are the challenges that you as writer and blogger have to face.

Scheduling your day is like scripting a production number. When you go to Broadway, you’ll be amazed at how flawlessly the shows are executed. They can do this because they are running a script. Not to mention, all eyes are on the stage. Every mistake is scrutinized in reviews and by the viewing public.

Taking this analogy to your profession as a writer, you need to make every second count. Every task in your schedule must be followed to a tee and serve a purpose.

Develop Working Habits That Work for You

Writing content

People are different, and not all strategies work for every writer. If you find something that works for you, do more of it.

Lifehack covered the working habits of some famous writers. The article is proof that writing habits can be unique to each writer.

Mark Twain and Truman Capote wrote while lying down on the bed or sofa while Ernest Hemingway wrote standing up.

Alexandre Dumas used to color code his work to separate his fiction, non-fiction and poetry writings while Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network screenwriter, literally acts out the dialogues of the stories he is writing.

After you’ve been writing for some time, you’ll start to understand the habits that make you super productive. Developing habits take time, so you have to be patient and stay consistent. According to the University College London, it takes approximately 66 days for a habit to be wired into the point of automaticity.

The point of developing habits is to embrace your quirks and eccentricities. Writers are creative people, which is why they need to do certain things that will help them spark the creativity within, regardless of how strange those habits may be.

Conclusion

Writers do not need tools to be productive. What you need are discipline and order.

Self-control is defined as the ability to do what you need to do whether you feel like it or not. Once you master this concept, everything else falls into place.

You need to get organized and start scheduling chunks of time to write. When you start setting and religiously following schedules, you’ll be astounded by how much you will be able to get done.

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About Christopher Jan Benitez

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A professional writer for more than six years, "Benny" has published countless of articles online about marketing, small business, and printing, in particular online brochure printing. On a side note, he believes that the world would have ended years ago if it weren't for the existence of '80s thrash band Slayer, grilled cheese, and point-and-click games.

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{ 7 Responses }

  1. Akshar Mohan says:
    Hi Christopher, I agree that Time Management is the First thing a Blogger, Writer and Every Professional should take care of. And, I loved the Infographics Image you've embedded from OmniPapers.
  2. Mark Stephen says:
    You must have to set your routine in a way to accomplish more in terms of getting desired output relating to improve your content writing skills and knowledge. Thanks for sharing this great & helpful info.. Really beneficial As a writer i will like to act on this.
  3. Amar kumar says:
    Hey Christopher, When inspiration for a post strikes, scribble it down in a notebook or a word file. For many bloggers and content creators, finding the topic to write about takes up half the time. Keeping an idea list lets you leap in to a new post quickly when you’re ready to write. If you’re just beginning, it makes no sense to set a goal to write one new article each day. Give yourself a chance to establish a pattern of success. Set a goal to write just one new article each week. Writing is no different than any other skill we learn, and learning takes time. Remember, on average, it takes 10-12 months for an infant to learn to walk. And with that learning comes several small steps along the way.If you’re writing about a topic that’s relatively unknown to you, you’ll need to do some research. Amazing informative post you have presented for us, eventually thanks for sharing your worthy thoughts with us. With best wishes, Amar kumar
    • Christopher Jan Benitez says:
      Great comment, Amar! Whenever inspiration strikes and I don't have a notebook with me, I voice record the idea on my phone using an app like Evernote so I don't lose the fleeting ideas. I found that this tactic is a good alternative if you want you store your ideas on the go, wherever you may be. Also, 100% agree on developing a pattern of success before being able to churn out articles like a well-oiled machine. Personally, though, I found it better to be able to write posts on a daily basis. For those interested, try out the 30 Day Blogging Challenge at Sarkemedia.com so flex your writing muscle and train/challenge yourself to write better and faster.
  4. Holly Jahangiri says:
    All right, Benny. As a professional writer, your title had me all primed and prepped to quibble - "Real writers don't need help coming up with ideas or writing articles. Real writers don't suffer from writer's block. Go back to your 'content creation' dungeon and leave us alone." (Excuse my surly mood; I have a headache, and I'm trying to figure out how to get more real readers, not writers. :D) But no, this is good. This has me wanting to go feng shui my office space and drink more tea. Maybe install a grow lamp to improve my mood and increase my productivity. Maybe get a stability ball and a standing desk (oh, so much for the old "ABC - apply butt to chair and WRITE!" advice!) Yes, we writers do have an appalling habit of daydreaming and procrastinating, and as appealing as your advice is, I'm afraid it may only be encouraging me in that habit. But at least you didn't offer the usual advice on how to come up with stuff to write about, because that's rarely the problem for most of us, unless we're just regurgitating the same old stuff and trying to churn out words like a factory churns out screws. Good post, Benny. ::hands you a peace offering of herbal tea and a really nice pen - because I know none of us can resist a good pen, even if 99% of our writing is done on a keyboard:: P.S. Hesham, if you're reading this, you still owe me lunch and - can you see me glaring at you from over here? Math problems, just to comment? Are you KIDDING me? How about I make you spell 'floccinaucinihilipilification' backwards and use it in a sentence before letting you comment on MY blog? :)
    • Hesham Zebida says:
      Yes I do :)
    • Christopher Jan Benitez says:
      Thanks for the comment, Holly! Thanks for addressing how some writers brush off writer's block and just keep pushing writers to, well, write. I have nothing against this advice, but there are those who suffer from this problem and they need SOLUTIONS that will make them much more productive when it comes to writing. You simply cannot force them the advice that works for you because every writer is different and thus requires different approaches to their writing. The advice I provided, while not groundbreaking in the most earnest sense, are practical and different enough to help other writers rethink their methods and test different ways to write so they can find the approach that works for them. And I'm glad you appreciated them.

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