Famous Writers' Productivity Strategies

*(Photo attributions at the end of the description).* Discover the productivity strategies of Ernest Hemingway, Agatha Christie, John Steinbeck and many other successful writers that will help you to supercharge your writing productivity and inspire more people with your words.

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0:00​ Intro
0:48 Strategy 1
2:19 Strategy 2
6:13 Strategy 3
8:51 Strategy 4
10:32 Strategy 5
12:52 Strategy 6
14:38 Final Thoughts

Hi, I'm Nicole Bianchi! 👋 I’m a writer of short stories and memoir essays as well as a professional copywriter and writing teacher. Here on my YouTube channel, I make videos that will help you take your storytelling, copywriting, and marketing skills to the next level so you can communicate your message effectively, tell powerful stories, and inspire more people with your words.

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*Photo Attributions*

- Anthony Trollope Photo, public domain
- Ernest Hemingway Photo, public domain
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- Jack London Photo, public domain,

[artemisnite]

I work in manufacturing where I press "go" and the machines do the real work. I spend all day in ny head and the realm of my fantasy novel series. When I get a new idea, I jot down a brief note. After a whole day, I generally fill a page. Then at night or another time, I flesh out the ideas and record them into my writing app. It's been a great process and time saver.

[cassinhacarvalho]

Thanks for your important video. I've 63. All my life I've reading books and thougt about write novels. I've a lot ideas. Let'z go ahead!

[bodhijoe]

Mowing the lawn is my favourite time to think of stories. Easy, repetitive work allows your mind to wander freely while the easy manual labor keeps you from getting bored and thinking about your life.

[IndianOutlaw]

Walking works, though I hadn't considered it a "strategy" until now. I get some of my best ideas while walking an enormous manufacturing building at my workplace on weekends when it is empty.

[cerebrumexcrement]

im so stressed out because ive been distracted with side quests all week. i really appreciate this. im going to watch this again and implement these so i dont feel so directionless and drained all the time.

[tinaheard]

This info video is not only motivational but all inspiring with the best author advice and quotes to spur us on as writers. When I'm at a loss and 'lagging along' without the motivation I need, I enjoy getting inspired by the knowledgeable published ones ! Thank you !

[markbrandon]

I watch a lot of material on writing and your videos are very well put together, packed with good tips from the greats of our craft. Kudos and thank you.

[amorak]

I've been struggling trying to write consistently. Recently, I've been going to the library after work every day and using their computers to work on my novel via Google Docs. I've been writing around 500 words now each day. It's been two weeks, and I finally feel like I can write freely again. It was easy when I told myself to just write what came to mind, then I could make it good later.

[Tracy-kcol]

This was SO helpful!! I'm going to implement right away!!

[ariesmarsexpress]

Break each chapter into 5 scenes (just 5 phrases in an outline), then create an outline of 5 parts for the first scene (again only 5 phrases). Those ten phrases, and sometimes it's only 10 words, represent where you think the characters will go. Then start on start writing the first part of the first scene and forget everything else. As soon as you have any words on the page, forget about that first outlined words that represented what you were to write in the first part of the first scene and just continue writing until you feel that part of the scene is real. Then repeat that with each of the 5 parts of the first scene. You will realize that you likely have somewhere between 1000 and 2000 words (or sometimes 12k). As you get better, you will average 2500 words per day. Do not think about the word count when writing. The only place the word count matters, in my case, is that people who read ebooks tending to only be able to digest at most about 3500 to 5000 words a day. If you are writing 2500 per day and publishing a chapter a week (I work 6 days a week, and publish on Thursday), that is 15k words per week which should keep them busy for a week. Editing can take up some of that time, so about half the time I will decide to publish twice per week (publish what I have ready on Tuesday and again on Friday). When you have more than you need, you feel less bad about chopping parts out that don't work when you are editing.
ps. creating the outline is really only to give your editor (internal) something to think about while you are busy breathing life into the characters, pay it no attention. Publishing weekly adds a level of the real to it. Real people out there somewhere in the world are waiting.

The above 👆is 326 words. After editing and formatting, 162 (total time 15 minutes). 👇 The astute math students will calculate 8 hours/15 minutes * 162 and realize that would be 5184 words per day. 😉

Break each chapter into 5 scenes, outlining 5 key phrases for each. Further outline the first scene into 5 parts, again with 5 phrases. Focus on these 10 phrases to guide your writing.

Start writing the first part of the first scene. Once you have some words, let go of the outline and continue until that part feels complete. Repeat this for each of the 5 parts. You'll likely have 1000-2000 words or more. With practice, aim for 2500 words daily.

Don't focus on word count while writing. It matters mainly for ebook readers who typically read 3500-5000 words daily. Writing 2500 words/day allows publishing a chapter weekly (15k words). Editing takes time, so consider publishing twice a week if you have enough material.

Having more than you need makes it easier to cut during editing. The outline is mainly for your internal editor while you focus on the characters. Publishing weekly adds a sense of reality, as readers are waiting.

[isipisi]

this year i have to make the Final Degree Project and this video will help me a lot to write it.

[CanYouKeepSecrets]

You just go on typing thinking about the final part of the thing that you are writing. Just make it finish whatever you are going to tell the readers.

[Astyanaz]

What kind of typewriter is that in the "intro photo"?

[JaneNewAuthor]

The human mind is a creature of habit. If you write at the same time every day, when you sit down to write you will always be able to. The only catch is you don't get to take the weekends off!

[MohamedAhmed-eiwr]

Someone send this video to George RR Martian

[ResellDecadence]

Thanks for the insight! I have made podcasts on a publication on which I feature called Resell Decadence, would love your insight😊