Question Box: How can you write so much?

How can you write so much?

Writing is a skill it takes time and patience and effort to develop. And the more you do it the easier it becomes.

Your ability to write is just like a muscle. When you first start out you feel weak and flabby. But the more you work that muscle the easier it becomes.

If you have never written anything outside of a school assignment then you’re writing muscle is going to be very weak.

So use it or lose it.

There are a couple things that I have discovered that also help with the writing process.

Use voice recognition software

I use Dragon Speak voice dictation software. I think I paid $50 for a couple years ago on Amazon. It allows me to type at between 40 and 70 words a minute, depending on the content.

Learn more

The more you know about a subject the easier it will be to write about some aspect of it. If you’re having trouble coming up with ideas then perhaps you need to learn more about the subject.

Keep notes

When I come across some good idea I write it down. Sometimes I have great ideas when I’m in the shower and sometimes I come across great ideas when reading other people’s blogs. When I sit down to write an article I look through my notes.

Bookmark stuff

In addition to keeping notes I like to bookmark anything that has interesting information about a particular subject.

I have hundreds of bookmarks on all sorts of topics and this makes it easy to find information I need when I’m writing.

Unfortunately in the past when my computer died, my bookmarks were gone.

I have since discovered by bookmarking utility for Firefox that essentially backs up my bookmarks and allows me to access them on any computer I want.

You can get that utility here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2410