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Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. For example, remembering the number sequence of: 6-3-2-4-8-1-7-9 could be remembered easier if the sequence is chunked into: 63-24-81-79. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. Stay organized.
Here’s an example: Every day, I follow the same, fixed routine. whirr” – hit the keyboard. How to Write Massive Quantities on Demand first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. So if you’ve built a pattern of actions, you’re golden. I wake up. I grab a cup of coffee.
On a daily basis, I make liberal use of the following two keyboard keys: 1. For example, I have all of my ezine and newsletter subscriptions go into a folder by that name. Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?
Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. For example, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates likes to write before breakfast. National Book Award winner and New York Times essayist Richard Powers claims he hasn’t touched a keyboard in years, not even to write an email. ” Write for time. Write out loud.
For example, if all you need is a place to store contact information and keep your calendar, that is much different than a system that can prompt you for different types of follow up, keep templates, etc. For example, techno-phobes shouldn't force themselves to use a computerized calendar if they are more comfortable with a paper planner.
It would be much easier to keyboard it but I know it wouldn’t have the same effect as writing it by hand. I do feel much more comfortable with a keyboard than hand though. As for hand-writing versus keyboard, I too am much faster when using the latter, but for me, that’s not the point. I get hand cramps!
Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. Take me, for example. Text-to-speech and speech-to-text are two great potential examples. I’m a pretty fast typist but it made me realise how unnatural it is to use a keyboard, or even a pen.
That’s a key point and a very important question for every blogger who had been wrecked more than one keyboard writing. I know I’ve been giving a lot of examples from the blogging and copywriting niches, but for podcasts, the first one that comes to my head is galadarling.com. The closest example is a Formula 1 pilot suit.
No delicate tippy-tapping on the keyboard for me. The only upside in my example is that I was the client, so I haven’t lost business, just a good supplier. Sometimes it’s best to just walk away from the keyboard. Bang” out a response is probably more appropriate. This guy had just insulted me. Or had he?
I am not a freelancer as such but I do work from home and I’ve training my boss and colleagues to stop arranging meetings after 4pm (still working on that one), I’ve been forcing myself to step away from the keyboard and to stop checking work emails after hours. Kenji – love James’ example in his comment.
This is where bloggers get a head start: if you have a blog, you have a good reason to put fingers to keyboard on a regular basis. For example, one of my favorite blogs is Liz Styles’ Damomma – I’ve been reading her blog for five years, despite having no kids and no plans to have kids any time soon. Powered by frugal
Take psychology-style self-help books as an example, arguably the single most destructive e-book on the internet today. No matter what the topic is, before you put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, be sure that you have the qualifications to write about whatever you are about to share. For example, Zen Habits.
Check out these fast examples: You’ll make mistakes. It’s a great feeling to be able to sit down at the keyboard, fully confident in your ability, clean of any doubt or future-worry and, is especially great when the recommended 8.25 hours of sleep is achieved. I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place.
I have an upcoming series of articles on Hong Kong, which not only uses my background in Asian/Chinese history, for example. I can say one thing, you sure have fire in your pen( or should I say keyboard) but I totally agree that all those years in college and unversity acquiring a B.A Keep up the great work!! "I Powered by frugal
People Are Approaching You in Real Life Situations For example, you may be approached by people who start up conversations with you using sentences like: I don’t know you but I read your blog. not, I tend to have a rather greedy “Delete&# key on my keyboard. If they leave, it’s ok.If They must have liked the name.
If you were, say for example, to add WishList Member to Men with Pens and offer a paid level of content, you would be, essentially, creating a product. For example, if you sell a book for $10, you might sell a workbook for $40. What follows is me thinking into my keyboard. THAT is what I want to change.
For example, you’ve mentioned that you want to be paid for what you do, for the hours that go into your work and exposing yourself so much to your fans. Many people take advantage of that openness on another level, which is to say we’ve all had trouble with copyright law and keeping our work our own. It’s funny. Same thing.
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