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4 Habits Every Writer Should Nurture
Strategies to strengthen your writing mojo.
Should writing be a daily habit? Is it really necessary?
Short answer — yes.
Longer answer — yes, but with some explanation.
Ultimately, becoming a decent writer means exercising your skills. Compare the process to becoming more physically fit. You won’t lose flab or gain muscle by sitting in front of the TV all day. You need to do the physical workouts on a regular schedule. Serious fitness buffs work out each and every day.
And the results show.
It’s the same with writing. To get the results you want, you must practice daily to build the skills you need to become a better writer.
But easier said than done, right?
Here are a few strategies you can try to make the process easier.
Read on.
Write Now, Edit Later
Back when I was in college, there was this thing called “freewriting.”
The basic idea was to sit down with a piece of paper (no proper laptops back then) and just write without stopping to edit. The goal was to get the ideas down on paper — to get words written.
