Writing routines: Why systems beat willpower – every time
All writers are different – they approach their projects in different ways and are motivated and demotivated by different things. But they are the same in one way: they all need a plan and a system....
View ArticleAccountability: How to keep writing using rewards and people pressure
Whether you’re writing a blog or a blockbuster, it can be a lonely and difficult old business – but it doesn’t need to be and in fact it shouldn’t be if you want to keep going. It’s important to keep...
View ArticleScheduling: How to find the time to write in 5 easy steps
You’re busy – I get it! Sometimes it feels that your daily schedule so jam-packed full of activities that it’s impossible to write. But in reality, it won’t be. There will always be nooks and crannies...
View ArticleAchieving focus: How to kill your procrastination gremlins for good
Writing can be hugely rewarding but the process of reaching The End can be a challenge – and that’s why we procrastinate. But it’s only by knowing when and how you get side tracked that you can kill...
View ArticleTracking: How to use reflection to optimize your writing routine
Writing is hard but with the right systems, you can make your writing life easier – and that means you’re more likely to write. Saying that, sometimes the best systems in the world won’t help – you...
View ArticleWriting goals: How to achieve your big writing dream in small steps
We’ve had over 3,000 people take our writing challenges so we know a thing or two about goal setting. We know that having a poorly thought through writing goal – one that’s vague or has no real stakes...
View ArticleBinge writing – reclaim your route to writing productivity
The science shows that binge writing sucks – it’s less productive, leads to fewer ideas, more procrastination and even depression. But our research shows it’s the most common pattern of finding time...
View ArticleHow to visualise your writing dreams and goals
Visualising your writing goals can be a first step towards making them a reality. Neuroscience shows that when you visualise something you stimulate the same parts of the brain as when you actually do...
View Article#100DaysOfWriting – the gentle approach to writing productivity by novelist...
Writers’ block hits – you’re overwhelmed and paralysed by the fear you’ll never write again, let alone be productive and build a regular writing routine. Do you give up or take action? Find out how...
View ArticleWriting productivity advice from prolific author, blogger and podcaster...
With 28 published books Joanna Penn is prolific by most standards. Her print books, however, are just the beginning – those 17 novels and nine non-fiction books by three author names are the...
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