| When you are writing an e-book how long does it | | | | 5. (Spellcheck it later). Spellcheckers are important |
| take you? Would you like to be able to write | | | | for any e-book. You want to lend credibility and |
| faster without losing quality in your writing? I'm | | | | professionalism to your e-book. The problem with |
| going to give you seven ideas you can use to | | | | spellchecking is it can slow you down and can |
| write high quality articles and save time doing it. | | | | break your train of thought. Performing tasks like |
| 1. (Be comfortable -- really comfortable). If you | | | | this while you're writing adds a lot of speed |
| are most comfortable in your office with a quiet | | | | bumps to your writing process. The best thing to |
| symphony playing in the background or are most | | | | do is do you're spellchecking after your work is |
| comfortable sitting in the swimming pool on a | | | | done. |
| bright sunny day then that is what you should do. | | | | 6. (Proof read later). Many writers want to |
| Writers do their best when they are in an | | | | proofread after they are done with each page or |
| environment that makes them feel good. This | | | | chapter. Don't make a habit of this. If it becomes |
| happens both in the quantity of work and the | | | | a habit, you can totally interrupt and stop your |
| quality of work that gets done. | | | | writing. You might get on a roll and feel like writing |
| 2. (Get rid of your distractions). All of your | | | | more which is good. But, if you stop and |
| distractions need to be eliminated. This may seem | | | | proofread at the end of a paragraph or a |
| impossible but it needn't be. For instance, if you | | | | chapter, you have just missed everything up. |
| work at home and have kids, try sending them to | | | | After you are no longer in the mood to write, |
| daycare even if for only one day a week. | | | | then proofread. You might even want to wait until |
| Alternately, you could try working during their nap | | | | the e-book is done before you proof it. |
| times or at night when they are in bed. It's | | | | 7. (Set a time limit). Yesterday I read a Warrior |
| important to be able to continue a train of | | | | Forum thread from a guy who couldn't get things |
| thought and eliminating distractions is one of the | | | | done. Nathan Faulkner had a spot on answer: |
| best ways do this. It is said that for some people | | | | "Having "all the time in the world" is problematic, |
| this takes care of writers block problems. | | | | because it's easy to push things off for "later" or |
| 3. (Speed up your typing). If you can't type 45 | | | | to get caught up doing things on forums or |
| wpm, consider taking a typing class or get a | | | | elsewhere and not actually get anything done. |
| speech recognition program such as Dragon | | | | Try this... set aside just ONE HOUR wherein you'll |
| NaturallySpeaking. Since most people think much | | | | focus on your work. I've been a fan of using this |
| faster than they type, their fingers slow them | | | | little online "timer" that I can program to sound an |
| down. By speeding up your typing, you will be able | | | | alarm at the end of a predefined amount of time: |
| to continue your thought process and make your | | | | (Note: The above url may not be active by the |
| writing much more enjoyable. | | | | time you read this. In that case do a search for |
| 4. (Use a mind map). By using a mind map such | | | | web timers.) |
| as PersonalBrain, you can speed the process of | | | | Maybe try starting with 30 minute increments and |
| writing an e-book. A mind map lets you visually | | | | say to yourself that you'll create an entire review |
| see and organize your thoughts ahead of time | | | | page or whatever it is that you're doing that |
| and as you go along. It also lets you see where | | | | works. Force yourself to rush and to get it done |
| your connectors should be -- at a glance. | | | | before the alarm goes off, etc. I hope this helps!" |
| It's also a great tool for future projects where | | | | When you can speed up your writing, you will |
| you might incorporate some of the same ideas. I | | | | enjoy it more and you will write more e-books |
| found this to be one of the most important tools | | | | and better e-books. Use the above tips and |
| I have. | | | | become better at what you do. |