Using the Pomodoro Technique When Writing Is Hard

This past week or two I've been writing a lot more than normal. In fact I've been working really hard.

It's been great on days when I felt really revved up and ready to work, but it was difficult on days when I just didn't want to sit down and write.

But I had a lot to do so taking days off wasn't an option.

Instead, what I did was use the popular Pomodoro Technique to get more done on days when I just wanted to kick back and be lazy.

And it worked really well.

"I Can Write A Book In A Weekend" And Five Other Annoying Things Beginners Say

Since every literate person can write, most people think they can be writers. Interestingly enough, we all can speak quite well, but few of us would deem ourselves ‘speakers.’ However, this prevalent belief encourages beginners to say the oddest things that make professional writers want to cringe (or preferably strangle them with a thin wire). If you find yourself saying the following, please stop:

1. “I can write a book in a weekend.”

I’m certain you can mutilate a couple hundred pages with words; however, that doesn’t mean that anyone will want to read them. Yes, I know there are prolific writers who can write a book in two weeks (Voltaire supposedly wrote Candide in three days). Usually they are professionals who have mastered a style and understand the craft of writing. Have you?

Getting All the Little Jobs Done Relieves Stress

Don't you just hate all those little jobs that need doing, piling up and never getting done?

And without even knowing it, these little jobs that are left undone, can build up stress.

We think it's not bothering us, but they're all there in our subconscious, niggling away.

So this week I decided to get all those little jobs out of the way.

And guess what?

It feels great. Really great.

Writing News and Weekend Reading

Another hectic week is over.

The weather is grim and it won't stop raining so it's a good time to kick back and catch up on some writing news and weekend reading.