Write Super-Fast

14 Responses to “Write Super-Fast”

1. Daniel on June 28, 2007 11:56 am

   Hmmm… I am guilty here. I stop to edit my stop every 5 seconds. Good tip, I will definitely follow it from now on.

2. mo on June 28, 2007 2:49 pm

   Good advice. I will give it a shot.

3. H.L on June 30, 2007 2:50 pm

   I agree that this tip helps a lot in writing, but I think it may not really help in writing module in some exams such as IELTS, ECPE… When I do the writing module, I do not have enough time to check again and correct much in my writing because I only have about thirty minutes. That is why I have to check frequently to make sure that I have used correct grammars and vocabularies as well as the appropriate opinion. Thus, can anyone tell me what I should do to get the best result, especially in IELTS writing module. Thanks a lot.

4. Dave on June 30, 2007 3:29 pm

   I’ve always been the other way. I tend to think slowly anyway, so everything I’ve ever submitted for school or a writing contest has been my first draft. I thought of this as being “just my style”, and I hadn’t thought of all the advantages you mentioned. Guess I’ll have to try and change, won’t I?

5. Michael on June 30, 2007 3:47 pm

   Dave, some famous writers have worked like you. I confess I have often written that way myself. Most of us can’t do it, though. Now that I’m trying to write faster, I find that I get less distracted by proofreading.

6. Michael on June 30, 2007 3:52 pm

   H.L., you have a good point. When you’re being judged on correct grammar, and nobody is allowed to correct what you write, you do need to be more careful. IELTS experts say you should spend 5-7 minutes planning before you start writing, and only 2 minutes editing. But editing might be easier once you’re all finished. You won’t know if your verbs are in agreement until you’ve written them all down.

7. Santhosh on July 30, 2007 7:04 am

   That is a great tip, and I use it often.

8. DPeach on August 8, 2007 4:23 pm

   This is something I learned a few years back. It is a wonderful tip.

   I have found two things that may be a help too.

   Don’t start editing immediately. If you have the luxury of waiting a day (or more) you will be able to edit with less emotion and attachment to the words you previously wrote.

   Secondly, please don’t forget to go back and edit. Even if it is just a quick re-read to make sure everything fits. It is humorous to read all the grammatical mistakes that could be avoided if people would re-read their post before hitting submit.

9. achyutmwalke on July 18, 2008 9:10 am

   i like your comment on writing tps. i felt encouraged and i decided now i will be writing on too many subjects

10. Joseph on March 30, 2011 2:12 pm

    This is what I need, for other people to be in the same situation as me, I thought I would never be able to finish at my rate of stopping and starting…and in the back of my head kind of knew this all along…so from now on i’ll be writing to a brief plot

11. Kyla on April 20, 2011 2:11 am

    LOL. I wish I could type as fast as my brain thinks. Unfortunately, I type at around 60-70 words a minute now and STILL can’t catch up with my brain. I can’t even talk as fast as I think, and I can speak at lightning speeds.

    I have to stop and think periodically though. Because I have thought so far ahead, I’ve forgotten what I was doing. XD

    I think this is because I am an extremely creative person. As my mom puts it, I live in fantasy and visit reality (it’s scary there). My brain seems to function on a whole different wavelength then other people.

    I actually wish I was less creative. Not a lot less, but maybe just a little less? It’s kind of lonely living in a world no one else can see or understand. Plus, there is the whole productivity issue. I’m a dreamer, not a do-er. I dream and dream of big projects and great ambitions, and, yet, nothing ever gets done.

    This, quite frankly, sucks.

    Instead, I have 50 or more novel ideas bouncing around in my head, driving me nuts. Do you know how hard it is to concentrate on one thing when you are simultaneously being bombarded with more and more ideas? There isn’t enough time in my day to write all my ideas. I’m not even sure I can find the time to do them all in my entire lifetime.

    Recently, however, one particular story has stuck in my brain, and refused to be pushed aside by the bright, new, shiny ideas that flock up. I don’t know if that is just because I’m older and thus have learned more patience and perseverance, or if it’s because this particular story and characters are so inspiring. Perhaps a bit of both.

    Anyway, sorry for the tangent. Great article! Very interesting topic. I will have to find some way to speed up my fingers and slow down my brain. Got any suggestions?

12. cindy on September 22, 2011 2:02 pm

    The short stories we studied were determine that justice and fairness are not always equivalent as can be seen in “Scarlet Ibis, The Lottery and Just Lather, That’s All.”

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