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13

30-minutes

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So many people I know want to start blogs, want to improve their blog or want to just write more for their blog. Unfortunately, most of us have days that are packed to the brim, we’re taking phone calls, tweeting, facebooking, planning our calendars, checking emails and putting together task lists on top of doing all the actual work…basically, we are insanely busy. How do I know that we’re all this busy? I see the tweets, read the emails and have the conversations about how little time we have left in our days. With days like this, things like writing, which for most are secondary, end up getting pushed to the back-burner. But, this does not have to be the case! Writing is not easy, but by taking 30 minutes every day out of your schedule to work on writing, it can be made much easier. How can you do this?

First, schedule 30 minutes in each of your day, just like you would schedule a meeting, for your writing time. Plan it out ahead, that way you can’t cancel it or avoid it. Do not let yourself skip it! Then, during that time, close all browsers, twitter applications, silence your phone, close your email, do whatever you have to do to eliminate all distractions for those 30 minutes. Once you’ve done this, start writing. Jot down notes about everything and anything that you want to talk about. Then, write down some things you don’t want to talk about (knowing the don’t want can help with the do want). Finally, go back through what you think you want to talk about and add more detailed notes on the topics that you can. Keep this as a constantly available document (either on your computer or on real paper) so that anytime you come up with a new idea, you can just jot it down and keep it for the future.

At first, it will be tough to take that 30 minutes, but when you see the results you get from concentrated writing time, you will realize how worth it 30-minutes can be.

Oh, and if you’re wondering why this post only has a one word title, read my stand against blog titles.

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  • guest

    I actually wondered why this title was two words. Hyphen or not.

    • kirstenwright

      I was just going to use 30, but I figured no one would notice the hypen ;)

  • http://www.adamleedesign.com Adam

    Good idea. It's hard to find time but setting aside a little time each day could work. Personally I will be devoting 30 minutes less regularly than that but I will still do it.

    Your blog has actually been inspiring me to post more to my blog. Posting more still only means once every week or two but that's more regularly than I used to post. I appreciate that you always have something to post and it makes me think that I've got to be able to come up with something to say at least once a week. Thanks for the help.

    • kirstenwright

      Adam, I am so glad that I am able to inspire you to write more on your blog! Your comment seriously made my day, as my goal has been and will always be to inspire more people to write and blog :)

  • davastewart

    I've been thinking about how often we say “I don't have time” lately. Really, there is plenty of time. We just have to decide what to do with it! I think sometimes we fool ourselves into we are too busy to do the things that are important – for me writing is one of those things. It's just a matter of deciding what is less important (I've cut out a lot of TV) and do your important stuff instead.

  • http://www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com Leigh Clements

    So true – and if you don't schedule it in, it just won't happen. I'm going to give it a shot tomorrow!

  • guest

    I actually wondered why this title was two words. Hyphen or not.

  • http://www.adamleedesign.com Adam

    Good idea. It’s hard to find time but setting aside a little time each day could work. Personally I will be devoting 30 minutes less regularly than that but I will still do it.nnYour blog has actually been inspiring me to post more to my blog. Posting more still only means once every week or two but that’s more regularly than I used to post. I appreciate that you always have something to post and it makes me think that I’ve got to be able to come up with something to say at least once a week. Thanks for the help.

  • Anonymous

    I was just going to use 30, but I figured no one would notice the hypen ;)

  • Anonymous

    Adam, I am so glad that I am able to inspire you to write more on your blog! Your comment seriously made my day, as my goal has been and will always be to inspire more people to write and blog :)

  • http://www.smilingtreewriting.com Dava Stewart

    I’ve been thinking about how often we say “I don’t have time” lately. Really, there is plenty of time. We just have to decide what to do with it! I think sometimes we fool ourselves into we are too busy to do the things that are important – for me writing is one of those things. It’s just a matter of deciding what is less important (I’ve cut out a lot of TV) and do your important stuff instead.

  • http://www.shotinthedarkmysteries.com Leigh Clements

    So true – and if you don’t schedule it in, it just won’t happen. I’m going to give it a shot tomorrow!

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