“Remember that writing faster and better is easy to do as long as you know what you want to say. Get a good main idea and the rest will fall into place.” — C. M. Smith “How to Write Better and Faster”

 

Before You Write Content Faster

 

1.  Ask, “What am I saying to myself?”

• If it’s, “I’ll always be a slow writer,” choose the opposite. Say, “I’m able to write faster. With the following suggestions and practice, I will write faster.”

• Don’t give in to negative thoughts.

 

 

Suggestions:

• Find your most productive writing time.
• Give yourself time to establish a pattern of success.
• Create a focused momentum, purposefully.
• Put some form of accountability in place.
• Sit down and move your work forward.

2.  Choose a focus for the post. Writing faster is easy when you know what you want to say.

 

Suggestions:

• Ask, “What do I want the reader to take away?”
• Be able to explain your main idea in one sentence.
• Ask, “What would I like to know about [main idea, e.g. how to write faster]?”

3.  Do the prep work.

• Read magazines and blogs on your subject. Google it.

• Don’t think you need groundbreaking ideas; just write what you know and have learned about your main idea.

 

Suggestions:

• Organize your ideas with an outline. Outlines show how sub-ideas work together to explain what you want to say.
• Try a mind map: brainstorm words or ideas related to your main idea, or organize words and ideas from your research around your main idea.
• Create a reusable form for your type of posts.

Write Content Faster

 

4.  Keep it short – one tip or one idea.

5.  Write as fast as you can.

Suggestions:

• Lower your standard for the first draft.
• Get as much written as you can (or more) from what you’ve outlined, without editing it. Writing fast turns off the internal editor or censor and allows creativity to flow.
• Don’t get in the way. Let your hands do the thinking; give your brain a chance to relate what it knows.
• Don’t delete a poor sentence; write another version and go on.
• Don’t allow distractions. Stay focused.
• Turn off or cover the monitor. If you can’t see errors, you’re less likely to stop and fix them.
• Don’t stop. If you think of a change for a previous paragraph, jot a note and keep going.

6.  Set time limits.

Suggestions:

• Set a reasonable project time limit. If you give yourself three days for a post, you’ll most likely take three days to do it. If you give yourself one day, you’ll most likely complete it in one day.
• During the draft, set a timer for chunks of minutes. Don’t stop typing or writing until the timer goes off. Repeat.

After Content Is Written

 

7.  Edit your post.

Suggestions:

• Correct typos
• Add styling (subtitles)
• Add photos
• Add links
• Check the flow (move paragraphs or change words)
• Read it closely. Write tight.
• Let it sit. When you return, needed changes will pop up.

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What one suggestion might help you writer your blog content faster?