An Organized Day of Writing

8 Tips for a More Organized Day of Writing

By Amy Brantley, published Feb 28, 2007
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Being organized sets you up for success. Whether it's being organized for a class or for work, organization is important if you want do well. People often ask me how I can write articles so quickly. Some fellow freelance writers go so far as to say it's impossible to write several articles a day, but it's not. If you want to write more articles per day you must be organized. The following tips will help you to have an organized day of writing.

An Organized Day of Writing Tip #1: Always Have Articles Brainstormed

At the beginning of your work week, spend part of the day brainstorming all of your articles. This not only ensures that you'll be organized for the next few days of writing, but it also allows you to write your articles faster. I prefer to keep several brainstormed topics on hand at all times. That way, I can sit down and start writing almost immediately.

An Organized Day of Writing Tip #2: Set a Goal for the Number of Articles You Want to Write

As a freelance writer, you should set goals for yourself. I usually try and think of the big picture. How much money do I want to make each month? Then I break that number down to see how many articles I will need to write each day to reach that goal. This tip helps you to stay organized by keeping you on track of how many articles you should be brainstorming and writing each week.

An Organized Day of Writing Tip #3: Decide Which Articles You Want to Do that Day

If you're like me, you can't sit down and write about any topic. You will feel like writing about different topics each day. Also, I may brainstorm several articles that revolve around the same subject, but if I stick to the same theme, I get bored so I try to have a wide variety of topics to write about each day. This keeps me organized for a day of writing by making sure I have enough articles ready to go to meet my goal and I don't spend the day flipping back and forth through my topics trying to find an article to write.

An Organized Day of Writing Tip #4: Decide Which Order You Will Write the Articles In

An Organized Day of Writing

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Takeaways
  • On the first day of your writing week, brainstorm your articles.
  • Have pictures ready.
  • Prepare for the next day.
Did You Know?
Organization leads to success.
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Definitely planning on implementing a system like this for myself. Nicely done.

Posted on 05/17/2008 at 12:05:34 PM

 
I see the need to incorporate a system like this into my writing life so thank you very much.

Posted on 02/02/2008 at 7:02:17 AM

 
Excellent article Amy!

Posted on 10/13/2007 at 6:10:00 PM

 
i di some of these things, but it never crosssed my mind to have seperate folders within my ac folders as to the type of articles. I just have them seperated at to in progress, and published. love your ideas i will use them.

Posted on 08/27/2007 at 9:08:00 AM

 
Nice tips-- I just gotta make myself follow them!

Posted on 06/24/2007 at 8:06:00 PM

 
Yes, great advice! This is very helpful and very well written.

Posted on 06/21/2007 at 12:06:00 PM

 
Whoa baby! Thanks so much for the great tips! I actually published an article recently about being productive...check it out!

Posted on 06/06/2007 at 7:06:00 PM

 
I enjoyed the article. #5 happens to be a weakness for me. I know I have to work on it for online writing, but I'm not used to that part. Thanks for the great tips.

Posted on 04/15/2007 at 5:04:00 PM

 
I'm very unorganized. It's the ADD (seriously). I have recently begun to write more and actually used some of your ideas before I even read this piece. Made me feel a lot better :0) The rest of the ideas were eye-openers; I appreciate you sharing this article to help out some of us who are not as organized!

Posted on 04/02/2007 at 9:04:00 AM

 
Good tips!

Posted on 03/24/2007 at 10:03:00 AM

 
great article. Im including this in a top 10 article I am doing.

Posted on 03/14/2007 at 7:03:00 AM

 
Wonderful tips here, Amy!

Posted on 03/08/2007 at 2:03:00 PM

 
This is quite helpful! Thank you!

Posted on 03/07/2007 at 12:03:00 PM

 
This sounds great. I'm going to try them all out. God, knows I need to be more organized and write more articles. Great article and thanks for sharing your secret to success. Bye

Posted on 03/03/2007 at 8:03:00 PM

 
Great advice. Thanks! :)

Posted on 03/01/2007 at 9:03:00 PM

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