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Many writers work too hard to produce too little. Even the
thought of writing can cause them stress. When
you're stressed, it's harder to write...and so
a vicious cycle begins.
Stress can come from outside: a tight deadline, a boss who
hates your writing, an overcrowded schedule.
Then there's self-doubt and mistaken beliefs about writing...such
as the idea that great writers get it right the
first time.
The first step in taking the stress out of writing is to
understand that it's a process. Writing is less
painful if you take some time to plan, write
often for a short time, and give yourself permission
to make a mess that you'll later clean up.
You can also borrow methods and models from expert writers.
Many of their strategies can be found in Write More,
Stress Less: From Getting Ideas to Getting It
Done (forthcoming summer 2010).
In the meantime, here are some resources to help you produce
more writing with less effort.
Four
Writing Energies (book excerpt)
The Art of Meatball Writing
Be Your Own Proofer
Bottom-Line Memos
Bottom-Up Outlining organizer
Go
Ahead, Make a Mess
"I Don't Have Time to Write" and Other Myths
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