Comments on: Freelance Writing Daily Best Practices

By: Ali Imran

Ali Imran — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:29:51 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the awesome tips, I do believe that being a writer or a blogger we happen to site for a long duration which is really bad for your health. We need at least half an hour of work out, and we must keep on taking breaks every few hours or else our health will in down, and all work and no play make little Jhonny lazy and dull.

Thank you.

By: Irene Fenswick

Irene Fenswick — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:21:45 +0000

Great article Mark! I love it so much when writers share their personal experience and advice on how to improve productivity. All your tips are great; especially #3 turn off email, and #6 get some exercise! Exercising really helps me when I get stuck on writing! Also, when words don’t flow, I love to take my tablet and go outside to work there or grab my laptop and move to another room.

By: Joan J. Carrigan

Joan J. Carrigan — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:11:28 +0000

Thanks for this great advice. I needed to read this today. I am am in the beginning stages of trying to set up a freelance business after being a SAHM for 5 years. Before I had kids I was an in-house training tech writer for a software company. The only other position I’ve held since then was as a part-time teacher for the gifted and talented program at a local elementary. My degree is a BA in English. I feel so out of touch with the industry, and that I have nothing to offer. I am scared that I have nothing to offer and posses mediocre/outdated skills. So, your insight really helped me get perspective on what I need to do–keep it simple, start small, and don’t give up. Thanks!

By: Jakob Boman

Jakob Boman — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:16:18 +0000

Great advices:-)
Email is my big problem… I have tried to turn it off, but then I find other things to do… It is like my brain wants me to do something else:-) However, if I’m lucky then some good music can get me into the zone where I totally forget my emails:-)
Thanks for reminding me!

By: John Soares

John Soares — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:56:34 +0000

In reply to Dave Briggs. A bit extreme, maybe. But you did what you had to do to get your writing done.

By: Dave Briggs

Dave Briggs — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:49:41 +0000

The dreaded Facebook can be my big problem rather than email. In the end, I bought another computer to work on, which is purely for writing and nothing else. A bit extreme perhaps, but it gets the job done!

By: John Soares

John Soares — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:49:39 +0000

In reply to Karen. Karen, I salute you for conquering email. I check 3-4 times a day now, less when I'm not expecting anything important.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 14:54:32 +0000

Great points. Often productivity is more about lifestyle than work. Oddly, it’s what we do when we’re not working (especially exercise) that impacts how productive we are when we sit down to work. The only one of these I don’t struggle with is turning off email. I hate email. Only check it once a day and have unsubscribed from nearly everything to try and get it under control!

By: John Soares

John Soares — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 23:57:27 +0000

In reply to Christopher Jan Benitez. Regular exercise is very important to me. It's pretty easy now that I'm hiking every week while working on new editions of my hiking guidebooks.

By: John Soares

John Soares — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 23:56:13 +0000

In reply to Anne Wayman. Anne, I read the news online while I eat breakfast, and then I check in again for a bit in the early evening. At least that's the plan!