How to Be a More Productive Writer

People often think that there is some big secret to writing more and being a more productive writer.

But the real secret, is that there is no secret.

All it takes is for you to be able to sit down and write and not let yourself become distracted.

You need to cultivate zen-like focus on what you're writing instead of trying to write while you're thinking about picking the kids up from school later or worrying that you haven't made your latest car payment.

If you read online about successful and prolific writers, the one underlying trait they all share is that they have incredible focus.

And it's not just focus on what they're writing.


They also have focus in all areas of their life and that's why they tend to be high achievers in just about everything they do.

I've often heard it said (or seen it written) that in order to be able to cope with the big things in life, you need to start with the little things.

 And believe it or not, the little things can be something as simple as putting your socks straight into the laundry hamper instead of throwing them on the floor.

In other words, if you're too lazy to walk a few steps to the laundry basket every time you take your socks off, which takes only a few seconds to do, then how are you going to cope with the big things like sitting down and writing for hours?

And that's the real 'secret' to being a productive writer is to apply copious amounts of backside to chair and get your writing done.

There really is no other way to become a prolific writer. In other words, you need to keep on writing.

No one makes a fortune out of writing just one book. And no one makes a fortune out of creating a small blog or writing only a few articles.

But thousands of people do make a fortune from writing dozens of books, creating huge blogs with hundreds of pages and from writing several articles a day/week. So you need to write much more than you already do if you're not getting the results you want.

You might argue that writers like J K Rowling got a movie deal for her first novel and so didn't have to write dozens of books to make money. But even though she only had one novel, she was already writing the next one in the series and had 7 novels planned in all.

So although she made money with just one novel, she had a huge plan in place and was already well on the way to writing the rest of the series. I doubt her novel would have been picked up for a movie, nor would she have gotten a publishing contract, had she not already got her 7-book plan in place.

And while being a more productive writer might sound like exactly the thing you need, the question remains, what can you do to be more productive without it taking more time?

If you search the web you'll find plenty of articles written by people who can write a lot in the same time that other people take to write just a small amount.

Why is this?

It all comes back to focus.

They start a writing project and stick to it to the end instead of surfing online and being distracted by the next shiny thing. Once they start something, they finish it.

And they always work with great focus and that is how they can achieve what seems like far more writing than other people seem capable of.

Take a look at these articles published by uber-productive writers:

How I Make $5,000 a Month as a Paid Blogger

This article was written by a freelance writer who writes 58+ blog posts a month and earns over $5,000 from these blog posts alone so it doesn't include her income from other sources like her ebooks.

The Surprising Answer To “How Long Should It Take To Write A Book?”

This is a great article written by a prolific author and copywriter who gives himself just 30 hours to write a book, which is one week. To him it's just that simple. Book writing is fast if you do just that and nothing else.

So what can you do today to help you become a more focused and productive writer?

Why don't you start, right now, with a free 40 minute webinar that will help to teach you how to be more focused and get more done in less time than you ever have before. It  won't take long and it's free.

In this webinar you'll discover:

How to increase your productivity, sharpen your focus, improve
study results, and blast through chores -- in just minutes!

5 "quick fix" techniques that will instantly turbo-charge
your focus levels, for greater results in daily life

2 powerful focus secrets you've probably never heard of, but
which can change your life forever

The secret, no-cost website that uses a special sort
of "noise" to help boost your productivity

The "brain hack" that can help you get more done in less
time, all by using a simple MP3 file!


And you never know, it might teach you exactly what you need to know so that you can get back to work and achieve more than you ever thought possible.

What have you got to lose?

Alternatively, try the free Abundance For Life Mind Fest. It starts on 3rd March and runs for 5 days. It costs nothing to attend and can help to clear your mind and help give you the motivation and persistence you need to move forward in your creative life.

If you're still not where you want to be in life, isn't it time you tried something different?