#I just want to make that clear dfjdfg

[animeomegas]

How do you write so much? I have started work on my book (in my native language) and it takes so long for so few pages. I write a page for an hour, my hands drop from my own slowness

I am a very quick and prolific writer, that's true! Here are my tips, although I don't know if they'll work for other people.

a) An excellent space to write - I set up my room specifically to suit my writing. I have a separate pull out desk to my main desk, so that it is always clear and clean for me to put my laptop on and start working. The lighting is just how I want it, I have a coaster for my copious amounts of apple tea and hot chocolate and I have (fake lol) plants. I even have a little Neji figure watching over me while I write. I don't get interrupted when I'm writing, I'm firm about that with my family.

b) Routines - I like to get myself a drink and then choose a candle to light. Yesterday, I had a hot chocolate and burnt an orange scented candle. The day before I had cranberry juice and a cherry blossom candle. I know that drink + candle + writing desk = time to write. I also have specific sets of lounge wear, five cool outfits and five warm ones, that are my 'writing clothes', almost like having a work uniform.

c) Recognising that first drafts exist to be flawed - I tend to agonise over every sentence and that really slows down my writing. I have to make a consistent effort to remind myself that editing me can handle all the little bits that don't feel right, and as long as the dialogue and general progression are decent, then I can just move on and write the next part. I find this to be much faster than editing as I go.

d) Two projects at all times - I am someone who can get frustrated if my progress grinds to a halt, so rather than stop being productive when a project makes me frustrated, I simply move to my second project. This way, I am being productive more frequently, rather than giving up altogether for the day.

Those are the main ones, but it would be wrong of me to ignore that I have certain privileges that enable me to write very often. I don't have a job and I'm supported by my mum (who supports my writing 100%), I have had lots and lots of practice over many years, I can afford to buy things like my tea and candles, and my current mental health is much better than it has been in the past. I didn't write for four years because my mental health was so bad, and finally reaching the point where I was well enough to write again made a huge difference on my productivity.

Ultimately, try out a bunch of things and see what works! There are many schedules for productivity online, many different ways to establish a routine etc. I wish you luck with your book and I wish I could be more helpful. I'm sure your book will be amazing <333