Writeaholic Inspiration

Thursday, 27 May 2021

A Foolproof Time Management Technique to Get More Writing Done

Working from home is never easy because there are too many distractions and without deadlines, or a boss looming over you to make sure you’re working, it’s too easy to not work, or worse - to not even sit down and start.

But I found a simple time management technique that makes sure that no only do I sit down and get my writing done, but I get even more done.

It works like this -

When I used to have a full-time job, I had 8 hours a day to get my work done. And it didn’t matter how quickly I finished it each day, I still had to stay there for the full 8 hours. And so if I finished my work early, I’d use the rest of my time to get other jobs done like cleaning equipment, tidying up and organising files.

For a few years, I also worked as a domestic cleaner, cleaning other people’s homes and I used to charge for 4 hours of work. At first, when I took on a new house, it would take me the whole 4 hours to clean, but once I got familiar with each house, I’d find that I had 20 or 30 minutes to spare, so I’d use that time to do extra jobs like cleaning windows or scrubbing out bins.

And this same technique can be applied to working at home as a writer.

When I first started writing, I’d sit down to write with a plan of what I was going to be working on. Then I’d do my writing, stand up and think I was done for the day.

But then I realised that I used to get more work done at my previous jobs if I had a set time to work instead of a set agenda of tasks.

So I applied this time-blocking technique to my writing and so instead of only planning what I was going to write, I’d plan how long I was going to write for, that way, once I got my writing done, I could do other tasks like clearing my inbox, responding to emails, website work, researching, or writing one more quick article (in only 15 minutes as per my fast article writing system).

So see if it works for you too. Instead of sitting down to write, time-block an amount of time to write every day, and then stick to it no matter what. And if you finish early, you can do other writing-related tasks that you’ve been putting off. Or you can sort through all your digital files or do a computer backup.

Or write an article in 15 minutes or less.

https://ruthiswriting.com/books/15.html

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

The Number One “Secret” to a More Profitable Blog

I’ve been working online as a writer for many years now and I know that having a profitable niche blog is just one of the many ways that a writer can earn money online, especially when it’s a popular blog with thousands of visitors. I know this because I’ve done it myself.

But it’s about more than just writing blog posts every day. You have to make sure that people want to visit your blog again and again. And the way to keep visitors coming, and to attract even more, is to have great content.

So what do I mean by great content?

We’ve all heard of the expression, “Content is King” because it’s the most important rule online. If people aren’t interested in the content on your blog, they won’t come back or sign up to know more.
And attracting visitors is the number one secret to having a profitable blog.
And to make it even more profitable a blog needs killer content which means content that leaves the readers wanting more.

But how do you do this?

It all starts with 3 simple steps:

Choose a high-profit niche
Get your blog up and running
Fill it with compelling content

 You see, it’s no good choosing a niche that doesn’t interest many people or that doesn’t have enough money-making opportunities. It’s also important to get your blog up and running quickly because time wasted on too much planning and thinking, is time wasted.

And then you need to spend time filling it with killer content that gets people coming back again and again.

And even if you find that you’re not making as much money as other bloggers, or you're only earning $100/month, you only need a few sites like this to be earning a significant income.

This is topic is too big to tell you everything here. But if you want to know more about what killer content is and how to use it, click the link below and watch the video to discover what you need to do next.

A More Profitable Blog
https://bit.ly/33QL0f2

Saturday, 1 May 2021

Using Wabi-Sabi To Write and Earn Money

Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese expression meaning to appreciate imperfections and the character that ageing can bring to something, such as a crack in a plate, a chipped cup, or wrinkles on skin.

In Western society there is an appetite for the perfect and the eternal. Yet it is better to have an appreciation of simple things, not elaborate things.

Wabi-Sabi is the beauty of the imperfect, the impermanent, the rustic, and the melancholy. It’s a respect for what is fragile, slightly broken, past, and modest.

And you can use Wabi-Sabi in your writing too, so that you don’t have to struggle to make your writing perfect, elaborate or eternal.

Just write what you can with the talent and the knowledge that you have up until now.

You can learn as you go along, as long as you just keep writing.

And the more you write, the more you can earn. That’s the first thing I learned about being a writer and I’ve never forgotten it.

And if you have trouble coming up with ideas of what to write about, try my Goodbye Writer’s Block to go from no-idea to idea-overload. Plus you’ll find the inspiration and motivation to write more.

It’s so easy to do, so quick to implement, and you’ll never be short of an idea again.

Use the link below to see how easy it can be.

https://ruthiswriting.com/books/WB.html

Friday, 30 April 2021

Does Outlining Kill Creativity?

There’s always been an ongoing debate amongst writers about whether or not outlines help or hinder creativity.

Some writers are known as “pantsers” because they never outline and so write by the seat of their pants. They don’t even know what the ending of their book is going to be until they write it.

Others only know the characters they want to write about and will outline their whole life history and then write a story around their personalities.

Still others only have a brief idea about the beginning, middle and end of their story and just wing it as they write.

There are also some who write out a one (or several) page synopsis and go from there while others have a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline to work from.

Personally, I need to know what I’m doing and if I don’t know the ending then I don’t know how to get there, so I do like to follow an outline because I find it easier to write that way, but I always reserve the right to make as many changes to it that I need to as my story progresses.

So does outlining kill creativity?

IMHO I think that it only kills creativity if you stick to it too rigidly.

But everyone is different so we all have to try it and see what works best for us.

One thing I do know for sure is that whether you like to use detailed outlines, brief outlines or no outlines, my 7-Day eBook Writing & Publishing System will DEFINITELY help you write and publish an ebook in 7 days AND start making sales.

You’ll also discover how you can write a short report or ebook in as little as 2 hours - and these short books are great for marketing or selling.

Just imagine how much you could write if you could do it so quickly.

Click the link below to discover more.

https://ruthiswriting.com/books/7day.html

A Writing Lesson From a Priest In Poverty

One of the TV shows I love to watch is Law and Order SVU. I have 21 seasons on discs and I watch them all the time (as well as other shows too).

And the other day I was watching an episode in which the detectives suspected a young Catholic Priest of committing a crime, a murder that happened in his church. He hadn’t done it, but couldn’t tell them who had without breaking the secrecy of the confessional.

But the storyline wasn’t what interested me, and instead, I was fascinated with how the priest lived and worked.

He lived in a tiny apartment and owned almost no furniture or other personal items, not even a TV, and even what little he did own was old and looked years old.

The detectives were stunned that anyone could live in such poverty and own so few possessions but the priest explained that he took his vow of poverty seriously. Clearly, he also took all his other vows seriously too because whenever the detectives showed up the priest was busy writing sermons, scrubbing the church floor, cleaning the pews, or visiting parishioners. He seemed to do nothing but work and said that he loved it so much that he didn’t need anything else.

And it got me thinking about writers and how all the successful ones are hard workers who love what they do and are always writing or plotting their next book or setting up another money-making website.

This is why I recently sold my house and moved to a small apartment at the coast so that I could spend less time on things that don’t matter (lawn mowing, house maintenance, etc) and more time on writing and other things I enjoy (and I love the fresh sea air too).

How about you?

Do you fit your writing around your life or your life around your writing?

Want to learn how to do it?

Start by clicking the link below.

https://ruthiswriting.com/books/LLS.html