I write every day for my blog as well as other publications. I'm a big fan of guest posting, and every day I do everything I can to reinforce better writing.
The problem: Content creation is time-consuming.
- Content marketers deal with multiple tasks: social media content (93%), newsletters (81%), articles for websites (79%), blogs (81%), in-person events (81%), and more.
- Lack of time is one of top 5 challenges for 51% of content marketers, while 50% face the challenge of producing truly engaging content.
- 76% of marketers will create more content in 2016 versus 2015.
As a result, we have to find and apply different tactics to become more productive and efficient, as well as optimize our work to achieve better results.
Yes, creating content is hard work. Every time I read works of Neil Patel, Rand Fishkin, or Jon Morrow, I wonder, "How do they write so many articles every week, together with dozens of other tasks to complete?"
Do they "work 80-hour weeks?" Do they have an "army of assistants?"
It seems Neil Patel somehow heard my silent moanings when he wrote How to Write 5 or More Articles a Week and Not Burn Out, explaining the best tactics available for content marketers anytime and anywhere.
His article made me think of using alternative habits for writing more content in less time.
Famous writers didn't hesitate to use their weird habits for more efficient work. So, maybe it makes sense to follow their lead and find benefits in our love for coffee and music for better content writing?
So, I’ve taken my daily habits and decided to learn how to develop them for writing better content in less time.
#1 — Read the news
I can't help but read the news online. Turns out, this daily habit holds benefits for content writers:
- It improves writing skills, encouraging better cognitive skills and brain functioning. Plus, it enriches vocabulary.
- It provides ideas for new content.
- It lets them learn from professionals and follow their methods.
To make this work, avoid reading everyone and everything. Make a list of channels and resources that inspire you, as well as educate you.
Learning from experience, I can say Moz, Copyblogger, QuickSprout, and Smart Blogger are the best helpers in my niche. Rand Fishkin and Neil Patel teach me all the aspects of and latest trends in content and Internet marketing, while Brian Clark and Jon Morrow demonstrate the art of writing and encourage me to polish up my writing skills.
And applications such as Digg or Newsbeat have helped me organize my newsfeed in a way that gleans the most from my reading habit.
#2 — Free writing
If your daily habit is getting up early, your free writing is ripe for development.
It's a writing technique described by Julia Cameron and Mark Levy as a way to free the subconsciousness by telling all your worries to a piece of paper. All you need to do is start every day with writing three pages of text.
The topic doesn't matter. Just sit and write.
When developed, the habit of free writing can be a big help, including providing topics for new content and allowing you to create drafts quickly.
To develop this habit and use it for content creation, you should do nothing but write three pages of text every morning. Don't try too hard. Simply allow your thoughts to flow, write quickly, and set some time limits.
I dared to try it after I had read Julia Cameron’s The Artist's Way. While I'm a night owl, and it's an act of bravery for me to wake up early, I was faithful in writing three pages of text every morning and even discovered the site 750 Words. Working and spending 8–10 hours at a computer regardless the day of a week, I supposed it would be easier for me to free write online.
The most helpful thing about this website was its analytics and charts about every piece I wrote:
It let me analyze my writing and see what I needed to change for faster and more accurate work: I decreased the number of distractions and the level of wateriness in my writing (the tool showed which words I used the most).
My final attempt to fall in love with free writing was a master class by one local artist. Armed with a pen, a notebook, and cappuccino, I was in a good mind to give free writing a chance...
She gave us three tasks:
- "You have 5 minutes. Write about the latest problem that worried you and how you solved it." It helped me realize what a slow writer I was. Five minutes wasn't enough time for me to describe the problem, much less speak of the solution.
- "You have 10 minutes and three topics. Choose one and write about it." Mine was to take a phrase and begin a story with it. It taught me to start my writing with a hook, as it saved time and made me write faster.
- "You have 15 minutes. Make a to-do list for 2016." The trick was to write 100 items and avoid mentioning the same deed twice. It taught me to concentrate on my train of thought to avoid wateriness and save time for editing my writing afterward.
Now I use free writing when I need to come up with writing ideas. It saves time for brainstorming, and every free writing session gives me 2–3 ideas for future articles. Plus, I write faster now. (Yes, time frames matter.)
The moral of this story: free writing is a daily habit worth developing. Don't give up. Just write.
This technique is a big hit today, and many tools have been developed to use it with comfort. Try 750 Words, Write or Die, or Written? Kitten!
#3 — Drinking coffee
A daily habit of drinking coffee has its scientifically proven benefits, too:
- Coffee stimulates productivity.
- Coffee helps to stay more alert.
- Coffee increases creativity and mood.
I'm a coffee addict, so I can say with full confidence that it helps with my content marketing endeavors. The trick is to know when and how much coffee to drink for better writing.
I drink two cups per day.
Although the perfect time is between 10 a.m. and noon, and between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., I take my first americano with milk on early mornings. It stimulates my workflow and gets me into the swing of writing.
My second cup comes between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. It works like a charging system to revive spirits and, therefore, support a sufficient level of productivity in the afternoon. After my second cup of coffee, I have the energy to research and write outlines for my content.
#4 — Plan everything in advance
Does your organized nature make your friends smile? Mine still don't understand why I want to be ahead of the game and plan everything two or three months before deadlines.
This habit is my savior:
- It leads to better and more organized research.
- It sets time limits, stimulating you to write faster.
- It lets you create content plans and schedule like a boss.
With that in mind, I’ve chosen Trello to make this habit of planning flourish. My favorite thing about this tool is its keyboard shortcuts that allow me to manage tasks with one click. Plus, I use its Google Drive integration and desktop notifications to share and edit content quickly, as well as remember deadlines for planning my time properly.
Besides Trello, Asana, Evernote, or Wunderlist are worth exploring as well.
#5 — Listening to music
This one is my favorite.
Working in an open-plan office with 14 people, half of whom regularly practice idle chitchat, I've found the perfect escape from frustration and, therefore, procrastination: music.
Music helps me concentrate on work, lowers my frustration, helps me write letter-perfect text, and speeds up my writing.
Listening to music in the office has also helped my writing accuracy.
Image via Music Works For You infographic
Following the advice from Neil Patel on "youifying" content (I love that word), I use music to cheer up, gain inspiration, awaken creativity, and put me back on a productive track while writing my articles.
Listening to music also helps me save writing time:
- It signals to others that they shouldn't interrupt you. (Headphones work perfect for me!)
- It stimulates thinking.
- It makes writing more enjoyable. (Thank you, Karl Frierson!)
- It raises efficiency. (Jazz is my #1 choice here.)
Numerous studies confirm music's positive influence on productivity and efficiency at work. University of Birmingham, England shares that music makes repetitive work more enjoyable. And according to researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, music boosts moods and helps us focus.
(HubSpot shared six science-based playlists to choose from for listening at work.)
But when it comes to tasks requiring more brainpower, sounds of nature, songs without lyrics, or classical music seem to have the best impact on our productivity.
Are there any daily habits you use for writing content and organizing your time for better productivity? How do they work for you?
Hi Lesley, and congrats on the post. I think you're right and everyone is dealing with issues when it comes to writing productivity these days. Especially since good content requires you to be 'in the zone' and most other tasks pull you right out of it, even if you could technically find the physical time for writing.
As for my own productivity-boosting habits, here's my two cents:
- I'll confess to drinking much more than 2 cups of coffee per day. I'm not necessarily recommending this to everyone, but I found research suggesting that 1 cup of coffee followed by a 30-minute nap will make you really energized and well-rested. It takes about 30 minutes for caffeine to kick in, and the combo with the sleep will provide an overall re-start. This doesn't have to be part of a Draconian regime consisting of sleep deprivation and power naps, don't worry.
- With all due respect, I'd add Hemingway and Grammarly to the list of tools you use for editing. They can help you see the error of your ways when you're too tired (or too immersed in the topic) to be able to see it yourself.
- The third thing I'll share may sound peculiar, but here it goes. I also like to read a bit of contemporary poetry every day (or almost daily) for inspiration. It doesn't directly impact my tasks, of course, since my topics are worlds apart from poetry, but it gives me a fresher view on language, sometimes, and a general ease. I simply follow a few great poetry hubs and see some nice content directly in my news feed.
Amen to all you've said about music, headphones, news and planning. :)
Thank you, Miriam!
High five for Grammarly! :) I use this tool too, and I've noticed that my writing becomes more accurate and concise with it. Tried Hemingway, but it made me crazy every time when said that my sentences were too long and hard to read. Lol! But I consider Hemingway awesome for those trying to "clean" their writings from unnecessary adverbs. Well, everything had its pros and cons, after all :)
Never tried coffee + napping. Quite an interesting strategy... I doubt if I am able to sleep after taking a cup of americano :) Or, even if I am, it would be close to impossible to wake up after 30 minutes and continue working. It's great this habit works for you!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts here!
Cheers,
Lesley
For you it's poety, but I think that each one of us has some activity or hobbie that, in same way, unlock your brain and the ideas start flowing without pausing. In my case, running or swimming does the trick :)
Hey Leslie I must say that this is first post I read and feel like this is about myself reading my post. Means that's really related to the factors that are faced by a startup writer.
I wish someone will show this post to my team leader, so that he could also allow me to listen musics☺. . lol
Hi, Shalu!
You are welcome to show this post to your team leader and say it was Lesley Vos who asked him to allow you listening to music whilw working :)
Have a wonderful day, and thanks for your feedback!
Oh so sweet of you, thanks for this.
Hi Lesley,
Great post, sometimes as a content write you to have to deal with mental fatigue more than anything else, mental fatigue can make all the tasks look irritating and boring. I loved inputs given by fellow Mozzers, and my personal idea is to take a break in-between the writing and reviewing the content after some time, it gives better insight into lot of missing aspects and also helps deal with mental fatigue.
Regards,
Vijay
Leslie,
Thanks for sharing your process with the community. I've noticed that making time to create the content I'm happiest with is one of my biggest challenges. I've taken some steps to get me there, including removing most social media apps from my phone and investigating how hyper-productive people in other businesses get things done.
One thing I've found, especially with regard to creating quality content, is it's best to focus on doing fewer things, at a given time, but working to do them better.
For me, that takes the shape of creating two to four pieces of content a month as opposed to two to four pieces of content a week.
RS
Thank you, Ronell. It's my pleasure!
It was easy for me to solve the problem with distractions such as social media: I simply do not have their apps in my phone :)
Agree with you that multitasking and creating tons of content in a rush don't do a power of good for its quality. As far as I know, it has been even proven that multitasking doesn't exist in itself. Still, two pieces of content a month is unattainable luxury for me at the moment :)
Cheers,
Lesley
Yes, doing fewer is also on of the best option and #5 - Listening to music would try that ;)
Thank you :)
Free writing and then coming back with a fresh mind has worked wonders for me. Well, that combined with pots of coffee and endless streams of instrumental music (classical, jazz, weird meme-tier vaporwave, etc).
Sometimes churning out ideas is half the battle. For example, yesterday I braindumped an outline for a 1,200-word post: the outline alone ended up being 400 words. I came back to it this morning and completing the piece was a breeze. I will literally write out "INSERT LINK HERE" or "TALK ABOUT PAIN POINTS" so I know exactly what to when I come back.
Thanks for sharing your experience, Brent!
Oh, outlines... I hate writing them (tssss, don't tell anyone!). But how easier and more plesant the process of writing becomes with outlines, when all thoughts are structured already and the only thing you should do is let them turn into words on paper (or screen) :)
Well thats the better way. But, for a user having more than just a blog, it might be difficult.
For instance, I have say 8 blogs. How would it be time efficient and quality article when I am not able to focus on a single one?
Maybe, the question is why do you manage eight blogs if you are not able to focus on a single one and make it worth those eight? :)
UFFF writing contents is the worst thing i do, i need 5 hours for an hour other person could need, i´ll try your advises as a law. Thanks
I hope it will help. For me, it's hard to imagine how writing content can be the worst thing to do. Maybe, you should try outsourcing this task or delegating it to others? Forcing yourself to write when you don't like the process itself doesn't do good for the content quality, I suppose.
Cheers,
Lesley
Very true, but the problem is that the content is something that is difficult to delegate, even when some people can write, but at the end what you want to say only can be said by ourselves (sorry for my english)
It's ok, I've got your point.
Agree with you that writing is difficult to delegate (and do!), and that is why I always smile when someone tells me that everyone can write :) Far from everyone can write the way you want them to write. So, maybe that's the reason why good writers are still so rare in the world where everyone can start a blog and announce themselves "writers".
Happy Monday,
Lesley
Thanks Lesley
I like the listening to music one a lot. We are also in open space and it is sometimes very difficult to get 30 minutes (more is simply impossible!) free of interruptions.
For non-native English speakers that however need to write content in English having a good resources in favorites to turn to when in doubts is very helpful
You're welcome, Luis. I know how difficult it might be for non-English speakers to concentrate on writing when interruptions are all around. It's a double concentration, indeed! :)
Happy writing!
Lesley
Hey Lesley,
I just loved your article. Oh I also asked this question again n again to myself that how people writes so beautifully on such unique ideas. Thanks for sharing your tips, I hope it will be a great help to improve my productivity.
Thanks for your kind words, Alice!
I am touched :)
I am sure your productivity will be fine: just don't force yourself to do what you don't love.
Best,
Lesley
Hi Lesley -
This is the first article of yours I've had the pleasure of reading and just wanted to congratulate you on a fantastic piece of work. I've employed almost every single one of the habits you mentioned (excluding the coffee - I'm not a drinker myself).
Personally, I've found the point about reading the news to be the most helpful. If you're in content creation, especially on weekly or even daily basis, you absolutely MUST know what's going on in the world around you. I often find that it helps provoke new thoughts and angle to relevant and timely trends.
I read an article earlier today about content marketing which had a very timely angle. It seemed to fit with a lot of the points you mentioned here about creating good content with a schedule. If you're interested, have a look below:
https://www.signaturevideogroup.com/2016/08/why-sports-brands-always-win-at-video-marketing/
Look forward to reading your next post! :)
Thanks for your feedback, Jacob!
I consider reading and writing closely interrelated and believe one can't be a good writer if he/she doesn't love reading (books, news, blogs, you name it!). As Stephen King says, "reading is the creative center of a writer's life."
Best,
Lesley
P.S. Thanks for the link! I'll check it out :)
Thank you for such simple but efficient tips! Your resource links have all been a great source of information I would have never known about (especially the playlist research). I look forward to reading much more from you!
wow, i hear that music help some people to its concentration but i really dont understand it, myself when i hear music i cannot do nothing else...bad luck for me.
However im gonna try it just to see that 81% that mention the article
We have 19% left, anyway :) I think there is no need to force yourself to listening to music simply because some articles say that or many people agree it helps them if it does not help YOU concentrate. I am sure you have another habit that helps :)
Cheers,
Lesley
Thanks for the great article Lesley. Putting in practice first thing in the morning "free writing" and thanks also for the link to 750 words.
Carl Kruse
twitter.com/carl_kruse
You're welcome, Carl!
And happy writing with your free writing :) I hope it will work for you!
Happy day,
Lesley
Leslie, thanks for posting these inspirational habits to improve content creation. I think everyone of us struggles sometimes, especially if we try to do this job perfectly. I know for sure that I have this hesitation to post anything that is non-completed. #2 should help with that.
Cheerio
Thanks, Julian!
Nice Informative post, certainly will help me in writing. Thanks
Thanks For Sharing it
Hii Lesley !
I really appreciate your blog post and thanks for sharing some new tips and ideas specially listen to music i think its good option for every content writer when they are bored in their post.
Thanks, Sunaina!
Hey lesley thank you for writing this post. Writing has always been daunting for me n this post gave me a way to start getting over my fear of writing. That free writing technique is a savior
Thank you
Thanks for your feedback. it seems that my post is a kind of ad for free writing technique. Lol! Happy to know that, as it truly works. It's cool that it works for you, too!
Cheers!
Hi Lesley,
This is really an awesome and informative post. Enjoyed reading it.
#1 I already do, didn't know about #2, so it's an exciting discovery, #3 (tea instead of coffee is already a habit), #4 I need to inculcate, #5 stimulates (but only if the volume is kept low, and the music is soulful & soothing :))
Thanks, Beth!
yes, volume matters - impossible to work with hard rock booming in eyes for the whole day long :)
Hi Lesley,
Thank you for writing down all these interesting and useful tips. That's great that most of our habits are pretty much the same and I was just nodding throughout the whole article. I couldn't agree more with the 4th paragraph about planning - to my mind, it is one of the most important skills for a writer. Great article!
Thank you, Leah!
I am so happy and proud to know my writing is interesting for so many people! Will do my best to improve my writing skills and share even more interesting and useful (!) content in the future :)
Have a great day,
Lesley
Thanks for this. I'm glad I have a couple of these habits as well, particularly the music and coffee ones. I have to be careful in reading the news cos I might not come out once I go in. Appreciate you sharing these helpers.
You are welcome!
Thank you for the recommendations. I usually write a lot and this will help.
Great post Lesley, I really enjoyed reading this!
I never heard of Written? Kitten! before and just sent it out to my content team.
I think my biggest issue with turning out faster blog content is being able to accept that sometimes it will not be perfect. I tend to spend way too much time editing and every time I read it there is something that I want to do differently.
Oh, I understand you 'cause that's my problem, too. Sometimes I have to force myself to hit "Publish", otherwise the editing process would be endless... But I do my best to struggle with that :)
Cheers,
Lesley
John-Paul, the trick is to have a cut-off point beyond which you won't do any reading. It's the reading and re-reading that prompts the urge to make changes!
Lots of good stuff here. Thank you for sharing.
I write a lot, and two tricks I use are:
* If I'm going to bed, I'll leave a sentence half finished. So when I get going in the morning, I finish that sentence and keep on writing. This is an old trick that Hemingway used to use, and it gets you right back into your writing mode quickly.
* I set a timer on my phone for a set period of time - usually one hour - then I see how much I can write in that hour. So far, my best hour of writing was 1,880 words. I find that when I compete against the clock or some other kind of artificial deadline, I get really revved up.
Hai to @Lesley Vos
Yes the only best way to create a great content is to have a knowledge of what we expressing & Vigoriouse reading of articles & other stuffs
But by pratically those who are from outside of the USA or whose native is "not a english" its kind a hard for them to represent what they mean to say...
Say me few more sites which you read articles related to seo & smo
Hi, Jasmine!
It's a kind of language barrier, not knowledge barrier, that you described. Agree with you: it's not easy for ESOL and sometimes even ESL people to write good enough to express their professional thoughts. I would recommend them to work with native speakers who could help to edit their writings. Also, read A LOT, TONS of content in English to enrich vocabulary :)
Sites that I read... Some of them have been mentioned in the post. Also, I would name Backlinko, Buffer blog, CoShedule blog... As for smo, try SMExaminer, JeffBullah blog, Traffic Generation Cafe by Ana Hoffman... Oh, I can't name them all - the list will be tooooooooooo long (I am a reading maniac, you know) :)
honestly its tiugh task...and we are always determine to overcome. Thank you for your great tips.
Thanks, Ikkie!
Hi Lesley
A few years ago, we set several colleagues and I write a post daily on our blogs. Believe me, I ended up even tired ...
For me, the main problem was that as I was writing was running out of ideas and started to rewrite without noticing details that had already written in other posts.
For me it is key read news (blogs, forums, newsletters ...) and write down everything you can to sharpen. And above all, you're doing what you like
Agree with you, Luis!
Sometimes, rewriting is my deadly sin, too :( A good tactic is writing down everything (high five!). I have three notebooks in my bag and three - on my table. Plus, Trello at the laptop and Evernote in the smartphone. Maybe, it sounds crazy or messy for someone, but it helps me not to lose any writing idea. After all, you never know when and where inspiration can strike you :)
Best,
Lesley
Hello Lesley, Thanks for this useful post, I also do write the content occasionally, I mostly do follow your point #1 — Read the news, as it gives me new words, ideas of the content, knowledge and latest update and which keep me updated towards latest trends, I must say your rest points also will work well so I am also thinking to implement those when I sit up for the next content writing.
Thank you, Bhushan!
Please, let me know if they worked for you :)
Great post. I use many of them but found another purely by chance. Having a vanilla candle burning while I write helps with creativity and the words seem to flow faster. Wonder if anyone else uses scents as they write.
I should try scents now! Hardly imagine how to use them in the office, but I will try candles when writing at home. Thanks for the idea!
Hi Lesley,
Thanks for sharing. Listening music is really good while working.
Hi, Faiem!
Thankd for your feedback! Happy to know so many people share my habit of listening to music while working! :)
Best,
Lesley
"Headphones work perfect for me!" – men to that. When I pun on my headphones I'm in a DND power mode.
Cheers, Igor! Headphones save nerves. And time :)
Actually it saves from the distraction caused by surroundings and helps concentrate on writing. I do not use headphones, as a result I keep distracting by nearby conversations.
So, maybe using headphones would solve the problem? :) Try and let us know if it works for you.
I don't listen to music. Moreover, I believe using headphones regularly affects hearing that's why I don't use it :)
Hm... maybe you could try ear muffs then? ;-)
music is perfect for me :)
Hi Lesley,
Amazing post! It's as if you write what's on my mind out loud:) I also shut down all messengers, email and anything that can distract me. I've noticed that even my headphones on never stop my co-workers.
Thank you, Sasha!
We all float there (c) Lol. Yes, headphones are not all-powerful but still better than nothing. The trick is to choose the right music ;)
Indeed. There's sometimes a thin line between 'I'll sleep a bit' and 'I want to dance right now right there' music:)
I'll try jazz music ;)
Lesley, thanks a lot for sharing this perfect blog. I am already into writing blogs and I really needed the right steps to keep improving my writing. I would really love to read more of your blogs to stay fine tuned with my writing.
Thank you, Himani!
I am sure you do your best to improve your writing skills, and I believe you'll succeed.
Cheers,
Lesley
I don't have an explicit plan for my writings, but in the past few months I've found that I am far more productive without a fixed scheduling. It seems that I get somewhat anxious when I have to write something in the assigned time frame, while my fingers write almost by themselves when I have an (unexpected) free-time and I spend it for my next articles.
So I just prepare the topics for my next articles (many times inspired by those I read), I set a deadline and wrote them in dead times (there are a lot of more than you may think!)
Antonio, it's the ideal world for writers! Especially, for those working for themselves and leeping options open.
Yes, inspiration doesn't like when it's forced to come. And still, you set some deadlines, even if they are not strict. I think some people need them; otherwise, they will sit and wait for a muse to come instead of doing something for it to come.
Thanks for your feedback!
Lesley
Hi Lesley,
I agree with you on all points. I usually work in coffee shop with my earphones. I listen to motivation music as it helps me to write faster.
I didn't free write for a while and I will give it a try.
Thank you,
Eric
Hi, Eric!
I LOVE coffee shops! Unfortunately, have no opportunity to visit them often...
Please, feel free to share your thoughts on free writing after you try it. I think I'm gonna do a kind of roundup, gathering thoughts of content writers about this technique :))
Cheers,
Lesley
Great Lesley Vos !
Even I always wondered how Neil Patel or Rand Fishkin would get time to write so many articles.I agree with major part of your article even i do work like the way you mentioned in this article but I haven't tried it for my blogs thou i use it for my forum but i would definitely give it a try, one more thing not all people work with music some work better with silence thou i know majority does well with music.
All in one loved the idea.
Regards
Pulkit Thakur
Thanks, Pulkit!
Agree with you as for working with music. Some friends of mine prefer silence, but the thing is they work from home and have separate rooms where silence is possible :) But when working in open space, I would choose music rather than listening to colleagues talks :)
Best,
Lesley
find your sweet spot. What I mean about this is your working peak hours when idea starts to flow naturally and if you feel getting burned out don't forget to relax and procrastinate. It releases strains and find a cozy place with your favorite coffee.
Usually, my ideas start to flow naturally about 1-2am when I am in bed, trying to get asleep. Lol!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community, Tony. I agree with you as for having time to relax. After all, we are not robots, and we can't stay creative and productive 365/24/7
Cheers! *drinkibng her second cup of coffee*
Music is my to go source for inspiration. I can completely relate to your point about open offices and frustration levels. And at the end every post has that secret soundtrack that only I know about. Maybe we should start adding music to posts?
Awesome idea, Marada!
Actually, some blogs add music to their posts already. There is even a WordPress plugin for this. :)
how you write content by listening to music..???????????? @Madara Kalpina
Easy. it's like a background :) Also, music inspires. Yes, Madara? :)
It was a pleasure to read your article, Lesley! I never thought about using my habits to develop my writing skills. I really liked some of the techniques you described here (like free writing, I'll give it a try, for sure) and the resources you shared. I am just getting started with content marketing so I will definitely come back to this article and your recommandations.
Cheers!
Thank you, Catalina!
Once tried, feel free to share your impressions about free writing with me :)
And may the force be with you on this content marketing path full of turns and twists!
Happy day,
Lesley
Hi Lesley, such a great guide to write better content with smart way. when I write content after a few minutes, I feel tired and mind looks-like blank. And I know that most of people facing this type of problem.
But when I write content with music (my favourite songs), never facing these type of problem and also write awesome content. So definitely, I agree with your points. and surely, this post really helpful for mine and other folks.
Thanks, Dilip!
Music does wonders :) But I admit it doesn't work for everyone. Some fellow writers of mine complain it distracts them, so they prefer working in perfect silence. Well, maybe it would be perfect for me too, but, as I mentioned in the post, it's impossible now. Choosing between office blah-blah-blah and music, my choice is obviously the latter :)
Best,
Lesley
Hi Lesley! Thanks for the post. If you let me, I will add one more habit. 6. Talk. Talking to family or friends, the creativity and curiosity wake up and, probably, after that, you will be able to write easily. Really works!
Nice post! :)
Hm... Then, I would rather choose listening to strangers in the streets, cafes, etc :) Since I know my family and friends well (at least, I think so), strangers can inspire you and - you said it - wake up your creativity. After all, the best stories always start with "And what if..." :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Happy to know you've liked mine!
Cheers!
Hi Lesley, I'm not a professional writer but I write for several blogs and it's a hard task. Your advice seem to be very good for me, I'll try for sure.
Good article, thanks for sharing.
Hi! Thanks :)