Really interesting article thanks ! One of the best pieces of advice I got was from Niall Williams’ podcast. He writes every day but in the mornings only. He stops while he is still enjoying it and knows what is coming next. He doesn’t write into the night. He acknowledges how much energy it uses up. He prioritises eating well and sleep and he finds gardening helps him a lot too.
Ok, tell everyone you're writing a book, write when you're most energized, do morning pages, write for 10 minutes, celebrate your work and every small milestone. Sounds good but I would like that article for people with raging ADHD or executive functioning issues. 😁
I love this, thanks! I started experimenting more lately with when, where, and how I write, and some tiny things (like what time of day we write) can truly make a big difference. Also, for some crazy reason, we often set the bar too high...like, we commit to writing for 2 hours every day, five days a week. And then if we fail just one day, we feel disappointed. Lower the bar, write for 15 minutes every day, and most days, you'll write much more and feel good about yourself!
It’s so cool to find you because I had the same idea drop in of writing my first book publicly by releasing a chapter each week or some other cadence and now I found you who already did it!
I saw a post where you said to pick your release date ahead of time. How long did you give yourself to write the book? Did you release a chapter each week here on Substack? Did you build a large following here before you even started writing the book? I have so many questions. Love your content!
This was an amazing read. Thanks for helping the amateur writers like me 🙏🏾 such important points ❤️ i am a morning writer (with coffee) too. it is an important ritual of my day. Thanks for recommending the artists way. next on my TDL 🙏🏾tytyty
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I recorded on my phone with a pop filter to avoid any harsh sounds, then edited in GarageBand. After that, I ran the file through Buzzsprout’s mastering tool for the final polish.
Really interesting article thanks ! One of the best pieces of advice I got was from Niall Williams’ podcast. He writes every day but in the mornings only. He stops while he is still enjoying it and knows what is coming next. He doesn’t write into the night. He acknowledges how much energy it uses up. He prioritises eating well and sleep and he finds gardening helps him a lot too.
Wait I love this!!!
Ok, tell everyone you're writing a book, write when you're most energized, do morning pages, write for 10 minutes, celebrate your work and every small milestone. Sounds good but I would like that article for people with raging ADHD or executive functioning issues. 😁
I love this, thanks! I started experimenting more lately with when, where, and how I write, and some tiny things (like what time of day we write) can truly make a big difference. Also, for some crazy reason, we often set the bar too high...like, we commit to writing for 2 hours every day, five days a week. And then if we fail just one day, we feel disappointed. Lower the bar, write for 15 minutes every day, and most days, you'll write much more and feel good about yourself!
It’s so cool to find you because I had the same idea drop in of writing my first book publicly by releasing a chapter each week or some other cadence and now I found you who already did it!
I saw a post where you said to pick your release date ahead of time. How long did you give yourself to write the book? Did you release a chapter each week here on Substack? Did you build a large following here before you even started writing the book? I have so many questions. Love your content!
This was an amazing read. Thanks for helping the amateur writers like me 🙏🏾 such important points ❤️ i am a morning writer (with coffee) too. it is an important ritual of my day. Thanks for recommending the artists way. next on my TDL 🙏🏾tytyty
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I recorded on my phone with a pop filter to avoid any harsh sounds, then edited in GarageBand. After that, I ran the file through Buzzsprout’s mastering tool for the final polish.