Writing every day is a great way to learn and grow as a writer. It’s also an opportunity to explore your thoughts more in-depth than you ever have before, which can be therapeutic.
Wouldn’t you love the chance to think about what really makes you tick? So take that chance with writing!
Keep reading for the top 5 tips that will help you get started writing every day!
It Doesn’t Matter What You Write As Long As You Write Something
It’s important to remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint. You don’t need to be writing pages of content every day. What you write doesn’t even need to make sense.
In the beginning, you are just trying to get into the habit of putting words on paper every single day. It can be any number of words, and they don’t even need to be coherent.
When I started writing every day during quarantine, I would sit in Zoom calls with my friends and transcribe what they were saying as they said it. That was all.
Or, if nothing were going on, I’d just write letters of the alphabet. And over a few months, I went from doing this to writing an entire novel in just one month.
The important thing is not to let yourself get away with doing nothing. For example, if you get into bed and realize that you never wrote anything that day, then get up.
Go to your writing station and write, “I’m too tired to write.” Then go back to sleep. And if every day you write one sentence, writing two will become that much easier.
Write In The Same Way Each Time
The content you write doesn’t have to be the same, but it helps a lot if you write in the same medium. So if you are using a journal for your writing, continue to use that journal every day. The consistency will make a habit of writing feel so much easier.
As you gradually increase your word count, you may find that switching mediums better suits your style, and that’s completely okay.
You should never be held back by how you write. And if you find yourself without access to your journal one day, just write in the notes on your phone or a scrap of paper as long as you continue to build that habit.
Take Advantage Of Your Stream Of Consciousness
One of the easiest ways to write a lot besides straight transcription is to write in a stream of consciousness.
This means writing whatever pops into your head as it does without stopping to worry about if it makes sense or if it is good.
Besides up-ing your word counts to build upon your routine, this is an excellent practice in general for your mental health. Being able to get all of your thoughts onto paper makes them so much easier to understand. And you may discover things about yourself you hadn’t even thought about.
Slowly Start To Piece Your Writing Together
I know I said we aren’t writing a book here, but maybe we are. So as you write more and more, go back and look through what you have written.
You may start to notice patterns in what you write about and begin to see a book naturally unfolding. Of course, not everything you write will fit into that, but you should be using your writing to keep track of some new ideas you’re having.
As you pick out these sections, transcribe them into a separate journal or document. Doing so will make it easier for you to transition into focusing on a single project.
Because once you’re into the habit of writing, the next step is focusing on something more significant.
Set Goals For Yourself
You will most likely find that you start to get bored as you get used to writing a couple of hundred words every day. So you keep going, but you have a couple of bad days where you don’t feel like writing.
And you think that it’s only a couple hundred words anyway, “What’s the big deal if I skip today?”
Not every day is a good writing day, and it’s essential to give yourself those breaks, but without scaling your goals, you will quickly lose motivation in your writing process.
The trick is to create manageable goals that you can focus on over a long period.
Also, to mix in some more intensive goals. I highly recommend participating in National Novel November as it’s a great way to push yourself and complete an entire novel all in one month.
Conclusion
What’s the point of writing every day? Well, for one, it helps you get into a habit that can help lead to bigger things. Second, if you write consistently and often enough, then over time, you will see improvement in your skillset and an increased feeling of accomplishment with each new project.
And while there are many reasons why people want to write books – from building their personal brand to sharing information they find interesting- we would like to highlight some tips on how you might be able to scale upwards from writing a few words a day into full-length pieces or even novels if that is what fuels your passion! So check out our coaching programs today!
