Are you an article writer or an e-book writer?  If so, how long
does it take you to write?  Do you wish that you could write
quicker, but without having to compromise the quality of your
work?  If so, you can.  There are a number of different methods
that you can use to write quicker, while keeping the quality of
your work the same or even improving it.  Just a few of these
methods, seven to be exact, are outlined below.

(1)    Comfort – If you would like to write quicker, you need to
find a setting that you feel comfortable in.  In addition to
actually feeling comfortable, you need to be comfortable.
Whether you want to work from your bed or outdoors, you are
advised to do so.  You are also urged to dress comfortably.
When writers are comfortable, they are able to not only work
quicker, but also produce better work. 

(2)     Distractions – All distractions need to be eliminated.
Although this may seem difficult, it doesn’t have to be.  For
instance, if you are a work-at-home parent, you can try sending
your child to daycare, even if it is only one day a week.  You
can also try working during nap times or even at night, after
your child has gone to sleep.  The elimination of distractions
is a great way to write quicker.  In fact, it is also known to
reduce or completely eliminate the chances of developing writers
block.

(3)    Typing – Do you consider yourself to be fast at typing?  If
you type less than fifty words per minute (wpm), you may want to
think about taking a typing class.  One of the many problems
that e-book writers face is that their fingers don’t go as fast
as their minds do.  Once your typing improves to a quicker
speed, you may notice a significant improvement in the amount of
time that it takes you to write.

(4)    Outlines – If you are an e-book writer who currently doesn’t
use an outline, you may want to think about doing so. Outlines
are relatively easy to develop and they have an unlimited number
of benefits.  One of those benefits is that you know exactly
what to write and how to write it.  This means that you can just
focus on writing and not necessarily thinking about your next
step. This, alone, can save you a considerable amount of time. 

(5)    Spell Check – Spell check, without a doubt, is important to
any e-book.  That is why it is important that you do it, but you
may want to write first and spell check later.  If you use a
program like Microsoft Word, all of your misspelled words will
be highlighted and waiting for you. For that reason you are
advised to wait until the end, doing so will eliminate small
breaks; breaks that may bring on a case of writers block.

(6)    Proofreading – As with spell checking, proofreading is
extremely important.  Many e-book authors like to proofread
after writing a chapter or a paragraph.  If at all possible, you
are urged not to do this. You may want to write now and
proofread later. Once you get on a roll with writing, you may
not want to stop.  In the end, you may find that it results in
you being able to finish your work quicker.

(7)    Time – You are advised to not worry about time.  Even if you
are on a deadline, you are urged to take your time and not think
about it.  Worrying about just how much time it takes you to
write will have a negative impact on your work.  In fact, it is
likely to result in more mistakes.  Those mistakes take time to
fix.  If you are looking to write quicker, you should try
focusing on your writing, rather than time itself.  You may be
surprised just how much it helps!

The above mentioned write quicker methods are just a few of the
many that exist.  As you likely already know, what works for
someone else, might not work for you.  With that in mind, you
are still advised to give the above mentioned approaches a try.
What do you have to loose? 

To your success,
Derek Pryde

P.S. Writing faster is a lot easier than many people think.  If
you put your mind to it, could you be writing faster in no time
at all.