Write fast to write more and to sell even faster

At least 95 per cent of writers' challenges are caused by not writing enough.

I write a lot, by design. Through almost three decades of trial and error I've found that when I write fast and write more I'm happier.

Not only does the "write fast, write more" mantra work for me, it works for other writers too - my writing students are always amazed that as their productivity goes up, their income goes up, along with their job satisfaction as a writer.

So how do you write faster and write more?

Start by putting your attention on how much you're writing each day. Count your words. Did you write 500 words today? 1000? How many words did you write?

Count all the words you write as you write

Please don't guess your word count, and please count ALL your words - words in email messages, in reports that you write for your day job, in instant messaging... count ALL your words. If you use MS Word, keep a document open and copy everything you write into the document, then use the word count feature to count your words at the end of the day.

When you count your words, you're not competing with anyone else, not even with yourself. Your aim is just to be aware of how much you're writing. Once you put your conscious attention on HOW MUCH, the very fact that you're paying attention to how much you're writing means that you'll write more.

Don't believe me? Please just try it.

Write fast to stop brain-stumbles

One of your primary challenges in writing more is keeping up with your own brain.

You think much more quickly than you write. This means that if you think too much, you fall over your own mental feet. You lose track of what to write.

Your first thoughts are always your best thoughts.

Buddhist meditators understand this. With your first thoughts, you flash onto exactly what you want to say/ write - and it's brilliant. In his excellent book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell analyzes what he calls rapid cognition, which is "first thoughts" under another name.

Gladwell says rapid cognition is thinking:

It's thinking - its just thinking that moves a little faster and operates a little more mysteriously than the kind of deliberate, conscious decision-making that we usually associate with "thinking."

Writing your first thoughts is easiest when you use a timer, and practice free writing every day.

So whatever your challenges are as a writer, try writing faster to write more and sell more of your writing too, if you write for money.

Write more - the key to your writing success

Yes, you can write more - even if you're a world-class procrastinator.
Did you know that when you write more, your writing improves? Many of my writing students experience this. They find that when they write more, writing is easier for them - they're not dominated by their inner editor.

My new writing class, "Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" is based on lessons I developed for my private coaching students to help them to write more, improve their writing, and make more money writing.

If you're struggling with your writing, the class will help. The techniques you'll learn in class with help you write fiction, nonfiction, and copy for business.

Discover how you can write more, improve your writing, and sell more of your writing to higher-paying markets.

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