What you should know about part-time content creation

I spend roughly 12 hours a week writing. After doing this for few years, I came to the conclusion that I needed to maximum my productivity in order to generate better content overall. A morning ritual also begins the evening before. Here is what I do each week to produce articles: (and most of the time I write a lot more).
Planning typically occurs the night before. If you don’t know what you’re going to write about when you wake up, you’ll spend the first 20 minutes racking your brains for ideas. When the pressure mounts, you’ll begin to criticise yourself. 10 more minutes were spent. You’ll then search on Google. Bid adieu to the following thirty minutes of your life. When you’re pressed for time (because of the 9–5), you can’t afford to wait until 6 in the morning to have an epiphany. I don’t know about you, but around six in the morning, my brain isn’t doing anything that is coherent.
- One terrible headline.
- 4 ill-conceived subheadings.
The key is to get something down on paper that you can subsequently take apart, not to make it perfect. That’s how I operate best, at least. Plan a relaxing weekend when you have time. Aren’t the weekends the best? No rules, routines, or alarm clock. Ah, liberation. It feels fantastic. Due to my relaxation and lack of worry, I’ve been more productive today than I have been all year. Weekends are when I’m happiest: - Thoughts flow.
- Starting seems simple and straightforward.
- Making the connections feels natural.
I have this strange clarity that allows me to access my deepest thoughts when I am free and have room to myself.
Prior to beginning, gather everything you need – For me, writing has to begin with a sequence of tasks. If not, I’m doomed to failure. You may be wondering what those things are. I’m pleased you did, though:
- Completing my daily chores.
- A large swig of water.
- Hot tea, steaming.
At this point, it almost feels ritualistic. Before a game, some football players adjust their laces. That’s how it is with me. It seems like I’m getting ready for the craft. It’s strange, yet it functions.
Put yourself in a flow state as soon as you can. I talk about flow so frequently that it makes me dizzy, yet it’s a crucial idea. I’m well aware of how limited our time is here, so I try to live my life in a way that brings me the most happiness. I am therefore terrified by the thought of wasting time on insignificance. I feel dizzy when I get lost on Google, go into Instagram, or go down Twitter’s rabbit hole. (or slippers). Flow lessens this. Nothing can stop me when I’m in flow, which I am right now. It’s as if writing is like breathing. Is that strange? I’m not sure how to best express it. It seems that writing about whatever is going through my thoughts at the moment is the only thing that makes sense. When your mind operates like way, writing is the only thing left to do. It’s Sunday, and I’ve been writing intermittently since 6:30 a.m. Right now, it’s 3:53 p.m. The problem with flow states is that you lose yourself totally.
Think hard and consider your options. Good ideas are the foundation of good writing. Thinking and rethinking lead to brilliant ideas. My ability to come up with good ideas right away is exceedingly rare. I’m sorry, but I’m not that smart. Instead, I must first think, and then think again. The good news is that I now question everything, which is a habit. Working a 9–5 job while having a fulfilling side gig has become something of an obsession for me. Years ago, I read articles that advised me to quit my 9–5 job and live happily ever after if I wanted to be happy. Up until I started to recognise there might be another option, I believed it to be the solution. Today, I support a new paradigm. You can indulge in cake and eat it too.
Inhale your words – Online, you can find some true legends. I consider myself very fortunate to have learned so much from these people. When you hear from the brightest minds of a generation, you’ll be astounded at how your perspectives evolve. After listening to a thought-provoking discourse, my thoughts, riffs, and contemplations are x13 better. Writing helps me to clear my mind in the morning. I work mornings. The way I thought all day long, however, culminates in my morning. Simply speaking, the morning is when it appears on paper. the previous evening, start.
- Relax and use it.
- Start to flow.
- Get deeper.
But everything that came before it was designed to maximise my writing time. You make your morning routines with your life.
Hi, I’m Garima and I write about life experiences. I have several books available on Amazon. Check them out today! Any purchases or KDP reads will be greatly appreciated. If you like my books, do leave a review. Here’s my author page on Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0BQDZXYNV
Great article, it made me stop and think. I’ll check you out too. 😀
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Thank you Karen for taking time to read my post. I am glad it resonated with you.
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It did, and I will be reblogging it with some thoughts of my own. Thank you.
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Glad to know that your a writer. I have started following you too on Amazon. I am using my father’s account.
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Thank you Maryam. I hope you read my work on Amazon. I am coming up with two new books on Focus and Empowerment.
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This was a great article. There are days I sit down and write 5-6 poems like it is nothing. Also, before writing, I declutter my desk.
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Yes decluttering helps
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Glad you found a way to do what you enjoy, Garima. I admire those who can work full time and keep up with writing.
My writing processes for my blog and for my books are different. For blogging, I take notice of daily life and human interaction constantly. Ideas come to my mind, and I draft a quick blog when that occurs. I don’t need a lot of time for the quick draft (hour at most), cause later I’ll edit it. Right now I have three other good ideas drafted in my queue waiting for editing and posting. I have several others there too, but not sure I like them. So, they may or may not be worth posting.
For writing my books, I need several hours of quiet time and absolutely no distractions. Since covid, more than one person still works from home, and my quiet writing time has been rare. I miss it.
Thanks for sharing your process. Gives me a little insight into you.
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You are an inspiration, Lori. I am wanting to write many books but you just gave me a blueprint
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Oh my. Well, I’m glad if something I said motivated. Best wishes. 💗
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Thank you!
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I retired in September 2022. I finally had time to create endings for 8 stories. One 200 page left, I wrote in 1992 by the Monterey sea. Need editing and to strengthen the characters. It is hard work. You have done well. You are published dear Garima.
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Thank you John. But can you teach me how to retire please 🙏🏼
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I have my garden, I have my six grandchildren and I must edit one more book. Get published. Soon I will drive the seven miles to Lake St. Clair. Read and write by the lake. I don’t desire to travel no-more. Thank you Army. I saw 40 countries and 48 states. We must release all the garbage in our life. Do the things. We enjoy. I am planting Sunflower plants in my yard. My last March mission.
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Truly inspiring
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I worked for 52 years. My bills are paid and I have enough. It hard to quit working. We believe we need more money. And we have enough.
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True
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