Jammed: Full into Capacity

If you’re stuck, or can’t find the right mood to get into your writing, then here’s a great exercise that will get you right into the writing flow. It’s important that you have a topic in mind before you start.

Start your word processor, and open a new page.

Now, keep in mind that this is an exercise. Nobody will ever see what you’re writing. Just begin writing a page. Do not correct any spelling or grammar mistakes, just keep typing what comes up in your mind when you think about your topic.

Write until you are finished with the first page. Now look at the page that you’ve just written. Check your copy, and try to find the good ideas, the parts that read easy.

This is the style that you’ll use next. Now, simply delete this page, and start with a new one. This time, you should try to use the style and ideas of your first writing, and you’ll soon feel the flow come.

Writing will begin to feel like fun. You may find that you have written far more than you imagined you could, in quite a short period of time.

Once you are finished writing the new page, you can begin correcting spelling and grammatical errors.

Even this part will make you feel excited. You will have created something that you can be proud of.

The more you continue using this technique, the more your writing will flow and the more enjoyment and creative bursts you will experience in the process.

You can repeat this method any time you have a writers-block, or suffer a lack of inspiration. Ok, back to writing your first article. It’s important to set a schedule for yourself to write.

Each writers has a preferrable environment when working. Some likes no disturbance at all such as radio, music, the telephone, or other outside noises; others write better write in the morning, as I feel most comfortable and productive at that time. I also make sure that it’s quiet when I work. I don’t like to be distracted by radio, music, the telephone, or other outside noises.

I even close my email program, as incoming emails are also one of the biggest time-wasters. Most professional writers have a strict schedule, and stick to it. While you may not consider yourself a professional writer, if you plan to use article marketing you can definitely benefit from approaching your writing time like a pro.

To get the most out of your article marketing campaign, you will need to submit well-written articles consistently.

That means writing, writing, and more writing!

Professional writers are highly disciplined, and write everyday. You can read a great post at Study Hacks where the writing habits of several successful non-fiction writers are analyzed.

When I plan to write a new article, I open my word processor (MS Word or Notepad), and enter the most important ideas/tips first. Doing this will quickly give you new ideas to come up with your own article.

It’s also a great way to get into the “mental writing state”. Make sure you know why
you are writing the article.

You may want to attract visitors to your website to build a list or to sell a product or service. Whatever the reason, always be clear about it before you start writing.

Warning: an article is NOT a sales letter. You can not just write an article to promote your product. The main idea behind writing articles is to provide your readers with quality information, and give them an incentive to find out more about you or your business.

That’s why you will place a resource box at the end of your article. More on that later. Below are some tips for writing five to ten articles in one day.

Keep a notebook and make notes about what you will write about before you start writing. Writing a short article is no rocket science. You don’t write an article to apply for the Nobel price. Of course, it helps if you have a natural inclinationfor sentence structure, topics, and idea formation.

Just don’t try to be a writer!

Don’t use big words, flowery sentences, or fancy prose to impress your reader. Always write for the common man or woman, because whether you realize it or not, you’re on the clock with readers.

Tick, tick, tick.

Don’t bore them into clicking away. Don’t be afraid to dumb down your copy. Write in a style so that seventh or eighth graders will understand what you’re saying.

If you have poor typing skills, you may need to use a spelling and grammar checker. But the most important thing is to enjoy what you are doing. No matter what I write about, I need some interest in the topic.

Writing articles helps to clear my mind and it makes me feel good. It’s also good practice to write a note to yourself about the goals and dreams that you wish to achieve.

Don’t be afraid, just let it flow. Write it all down and do not worry about your ideas. WRITE first, think later.

Just do it.

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