Comments on: Five Ways to Write Faster

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:31:37 +0000

I agree with all of these points. Susceptibility to distractions is a huge problem for most writers. And in my experience the second big issue is a lack of structure and preparation before we start writing. When you know what you are going to say, elements by element, and then free your environment of distractions, it’s a lot easier to write faster, and better.

By: sbh* - Ma.gnolia: Ma.rk’d This Week

sbh* - Ma.gnolia: Ma.rk’d This Week — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:29:30 +0000

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By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:02:07 +0000

Then there is the old Hemingway standby. Start drinking 30 minutes before you start writing. That way you say what you really mean.

By: Galaxz

Galaxz — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:43:52 +0000

Another tip I find useful –
To prevent bias in the writing, I gather all of the research, skim through it and type up/copy and cite all information that I think MIGHT be useful, then leave it alone for a while. Then I come back to it, and try to organize the information into sections or paragraphs. This way, the hypothesis/argument comes out and I didn’t pre-form a biased one.

By: Speed Writer: slow pace to fast pace writing « Sambgood

Speed Writer: slow pace to fast pace writing « Sambgood — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:03:14 +0000

[...] on Daily Writing Tips consists of June’s most popular articles. I found the June 19 article (“Five Ways to Write Faster”) and its comments interesting and fairly informative; I’ve heard some of the tips before when [...]