Grammar and spelling are important, but focus may be your most valuable writing skill. Editors can fix the grammar. Only you can fix your focus. I posed the following question to a group of people who write in a busy corporate environment: “How do you find the focus to get the work done?” These are a few of their […]
Focus
Hacking the Negativity Bias When Writing
The more success you have with your writing, the more opinions you’ll hear, both good and bad. Even mildly negative criticism and setbacks can pack a punch, including: Bad online reviews Negative comments on a blog post Email unsubscribes (which always, of course, happen right after you send an email) Book returns The stray comment from an acquaintance, like […]
Step Away from the Writing Desk
One of my favorite writing productivity tools: the rowing machine. Writing Productivity Tip: Write When You’re Not Writing When people speak about writing productivity, they usually talk about the drafting phase of writing. How many words can you write in an hour? How many pages per day? More relevant, of course, is the question of how quickly you […]
