Tried & Tested Tips for Making Your Writing Process More Efficient

When it comes to writing a short story, an article, a blog post, or a book, we often end up taking more time than what is actually required. It happens because we fail to be productive, and there are several reasons for that. So in this post, I will shed light on how you can streamline your writing process just by considering a few simple things.

To make your writing process more effective, you need to focus on two key areas: first, the things that you need to consider while writing, and second, the tools that you should use. Let's talk about these two areas, one by one.

Factors That You Need to Consider While Writing

Consider Your Objective

Before you focus on anything else, you must be clear about your objective, which means you must be aware of why you want to produce this story or article and what exactly you want your audience to get from it. Being clear about your objective makes it easier for you to send your message across.

Set the Outline

After getting a clear idea of your objective, the next thing that you should focus on is creating an outline. Doing so is essential to give a structure to your story, article, or book. So while outlining your book, think about your topic and then start jotting down all the points that you want to cover under it. In case you are finding it hard to create an outline, then make sure you go through a couple of similar books or articles - whatever you are writing - to get an idea of what you should cover under it. Trust me; it helps a lot.

Produce the First Draft

Once your outline is ready, do a brain dump quickly according to it. Make sure that you stop bothering yourself about the quality of writing during this process. If you start editing when you are creating your first draft, you won't be able to quickly finish your story. Considering editing at the wrong time slows down the process like anything, so focus only on dumping your thoughts on paper at this stage.

Edit Your Story

After finishing your first draft, you should then concentrate on editing your work. If you think your language is too simple, you can use the right synonyms, idioms, and phrases in relevant places. Then, read it multiple times to ensure that everything clear and correct.

Now, Let's Focus on The Tools

Use Google Docs

If you want to keep your work accessible all the time, use Google docs. If your document is available to you, you can work on it whenever you have free time. For example, you have a meeting, but the concerned person fails to reach on time at the venue, then rather than wasting your time, you can work on your story or book.

Scrivener

If you are looking forward to creating a lengthy document, then stick to Scrivener. It is one of those tools that every writer out there prefers. It's highly effective when it comes to outlining your book and structuring it according to your outline.

Grammarly

Another tool that helps in saving a considerable amount of time is Grammarly. A highly useful editing tool, Grammarly plays a crucial role in detecting spelling mistakes and a variety of grammatical issues. You can rely on it for a quick first round of editing. Remember, manual editing has its own significance, so don't opt it over manual editing; instead, use it with manual editing for exceptional results.

If you consider the above tips effectively, nothing can stop you from streamlining your work and chasing those stringent deadlines.

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