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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

How to Write Faster by Writing Slower

What if I told you that by writing slower you could, in a sense, write faster? That instead of stressing and cranking out those words, you could get more written by relaxing and taking it slow. Would you think me insane? Probably. I think that of myself most of the time. But stick with me because I'm actually very serious about this.


Think about it. When was the last time you really felt you had to crank those words out to make your word count for the day? With it being NaNoWriMo this month it could have been as soon as yesterday. Or maybe it was another time when you were doing a fun challenge with friends. Think back to how you felt.


Did you ever get really stressed and maybe even panicked that you wouldn't be able to meet your deadline? Or that if you didn't get three hundred words in the next five minutes then there was simply no hope for you? I've been there. I've been in that position, that feeling of, “you have to write faster!”. But now think back to what happened.


You froze.


You had become so concentrated on the amount of words needing written that you worked yourself into a stressed/panicked state of mind. And you forgot to let the story flow naturally. That is the key right there, letting the story flow naturally.


Now remember one of your best writing days. Were you focused on your word count, or were you focused on the story? My money's on the side that says you focused on your story. Because that's what happens when you let the words unfold on their own timing and let the story tell itself. They come naturally.


I used to sit down at the computer and think “okay, I want to get this amount of words written and I can't get up until I do,”. Now I sit down and think “what's going to happen in my story today?”. See what I did there? I focused on the story instead of the word count and that is where your focus should always be. And, as a bonus, I always get a higher word count as a result of it.


But, by the end of the day, I no longer care about how many words I wrote, I care about the quality of my work. I always feel I write my best on these days. With your focus in the right place, you can too. It's all about quality over quantity and, in the end, you can have both.


So, my friend, I hope on your next writing day you will give this method a try. And when you do I really hope you'll come back and tell me in the comments how it went. I can't wait to hear from you! Until next time.


Blessing,

Shay

Monday, November 1, 2021

Exciting News and A New Plan

Today is a very exciting day!!

(And if you're asking why, well, I can't belive you don't know.)

Joke! XD I don't expect you to remember what happened one year ago today...


I started this blog!!!


That's right! Shay's Scribbles came into function and opened a whole new direction of my life. I have had a lot of fun over this past year and all of your comments and support have blessed my heart. Truly, I don't know what I would do without you guys.


However, I realize that for quite some time I have been absent. In fact, I haven't kept up with this blog that well this whole year. I don't know if you've noticed that, but I have. And I don't like it.


Thus leading to my new plan! I have worked hard lately on developing a new stragedy for Shay's Scribbles, for my blog and for my Instagram that coinsides with it. I will be releasing this new content as soon as next week and it is my sincere hope that you all enjoy it as much as I do.


To give you a little tease of what will be coming, think book reviews, writing motivation, and inspiration for those days when you feel you can't write another word. Think, filling your creative well, how to write faster by writing slower, and confidence in yourself as a writer – staying strong when you want to give up. It is my prayer that my words will bless at least a small few and that you will leave here feeling encouraged and blessed.


And, if you didn't know, I do have an Instagram now as I mentioned above and all of my content will be displayed there along with so much more! It is a private account so don't feel shy requesting a follow and I will give you ascent post haste!


Again, thank you all so much for following this blog throughout my first year and I hope I won't let you down in this next year to come. I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to year two here on Shay's Scribbles, I only hope you are as well!


So long for now, my friend! We shall meet again here soon.


Blessings, Shay

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