Comments on: How to concentrate on writing

By: Matthew Stibbe

Matthew Stibbe — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:35:53 +0000

Yes, I tried Scrivener and it looks very good. But now after nearly 20 years, Word is sort of hardwired into my brain!

By: Caramello Koala

Caramello Koala — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:26:58 +0000

Great post! It’s good to see a short list without any fluff, all of these points are solid. I use a program called Scrivener and it really allows me much more productive writing sessions than I had with Word. I also find that meditating is great for writing, when I meditate thoughts of what I should be writing always seem to spring up in my head!

By: Snr Weav^r

Snr Weav^r — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:12:19 +0000

great blog matthew I will put these techniques to use right about now.I like the 6 am and noise reduction thingie

By: John B.

John B. — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:55:22 +0000

Great post on writing!! Thanks!!

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Tue, 24 May 2011 00:30:10 +0000

I just found this, likely the way everyone else did…

After reading through comments, I realized something- writing this paper I have is a large portion of my grade, and because every little grade counts for me in aiming for valedictorian (yes, I have a very solid shot, even in my class of 450+…believe it or not!), this COULD in fact be forcing me to miss an opportunity at a large amount of money.

Thanks for the great article!

By: Marshall

Marshall — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:00:03 +0000

Get an odd job for a week or so. Seriously. Einstein did this when he felt he’s not able to concentrate on his research effectively.

By: Left brain vs. right brain for writers - Bad Language

Left brain vs. right brain for writers - Bad Language — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:42:20 +0000

[...] you don’t need to get out of your left-brain and into your right, but boost your creativity, concentrate on writing and shush your inner critic. If you enjoyed this article, please share [...]

By: Rules of thumb for writing - Bad Language

Rules of thumb for writing - Bad Language — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:48:05 +0000

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:56:35 +0000

Hi Matthew, DEFINITELY shut off email and turn off the house and cell phone. I could write a novel if I could do that for just a week. Great tips here.. thanks for sharing.

By: gilbert

gilbert — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:19 +0000

Q10 is an invaluable little text editor that helps you concentrate on writing. It’s full screen, has no menus and you can use timers or word counts as triggers for alarms.

Best of all it has a typewriter sound effect. The sound of each click is really encouraging and somehow helps me be more productive when writing.

http://www.baara.com/q10/