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Tolkien was a notorious procrastinator and look at what h

accomplished! Its all too easy to find excuses to procrastinate o

writing. This was true even in college creative workshops, wher

the structure and deadlines were meant to guide students int

finishing projects. But I remember deadline mornings wersynonymous with baggy eyes, the stench of black coffee, and st

unstapled, freshly printed paper. Many students didnt hee

advice to allocate work. Outside of workshop settings, wit

nothingto steer us away from the grinds of everyday life, creativ

projects often get pushed aside. As Tolkien said, weve got t

figure out what to do with the time thats given to us from

finding inspiration, to now, figuring out ways to be more prolific

Here are some tips:

Download (writing) apps. From comparing prices at the grocer

store to tracking running distance to checking movie times, ther

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now seems to be apps for everything on your to-do list. Add som

writing apps to that list. Need help organizing acts or characte

traits? Try Coggle, a free mind-mapping program all you nee

is a google account. Wonder if your dialogue is too wordy o

prose unclear? Put it through Hemingway, which analyzes blockof text that may be hard to read. If writing isnt a matter of life o

death for you, try using Write or Die, in which you set word coun

goals; if you dont meet them, there are various consequences

including annoying sounds and jiggling spiders.

Set specific goals and deadlines. With vague deadlines, it itempting to keep pushing work aside for an indefinite amount o

time. Id jot down a note to write two scenes by the end of th

week, but by the time Sunday night rolled around, Id forgotte

with nothing on paper. So instead, try daily goals, allocatin

specific (yet realistic) times each day for writing. When I se

deadlines like, Write one scene on Monday, I dont think t

myself that I have more time. Instead, with less leeway, I fee

obligated to cross it off the list.

Start with the simple. I find figuring out the climax of my story th

most daunting when I first start a project. But that doesnt mean

cant work around that, making a story more manageable in turn

For instance, I might shape smaller events, write lists o

characters traits, or detail setting descriptions. I think of th

process like a sculptor patiently chipping away a block of clay

stripping the peripheral and working in, rather than jumpin

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straight into molding a defined, facial expression.

Find a creative community. It doesnt matter if your community i

just a few friends with the same interests as you. What matter

is that there are people to bounce ideas from and share youwork with, especially because we all know writing is such

solitary act that can get quite lonely. I love having other writers (o

interested friends) who help me work out plot alternatives or forc

me to clarify story themes. They keep me accountable. Outsid

of classroom workshops, my college town had monthly reading

of creative work and free film screenings and festivals. While itjust not possible to keep in contact with every single person yo

meet, these events helped connect me with fellow peers, an

being supportive of one another and their new ideas. Also tr

local, city meetups, and resources like Shut Up and Write! no

only will you meet new people, but you also get writing don

during their timed meetings.

Mark down schedules for reference. Its easy to lose track of how

much you have (or have not) accomplished once the month

pass by. A friend, working on her first novel, went through

slump period in which she realized the days were all becoming

blur. So she got a timer and began marking the time frames sh

spent writing each day. Through consistency, she now has all he

scenes finished. By using a framework, you can see the progres

and isnt that whats ultimately satisfying about writing?ENLACE[http://www.screencraft.org/blog/stop-procrastinating-write-screenwriting/]

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