Tried and True Hacks
Now we can, save your words, write without thinking, let it come out and if needs to be tweaked, forge ahead with confidence.
PROS
- Never lose your words
- Concentrate on what matters
- Save time and effort
CONS
- Need external hard drive and/or take time to upload document to to the cloud
- Fix options on word doc to save every single minute
Creative Flow Doesn’t Always Kick In
There have been times when that creative flow just doesn’t kick in on demand, but don’t let it get you down. It’s like life—you pick up the pen, or the laptop, and you start tinkering around to find your voice.
It’s not so different than weeding out a garden; you know what flowers to keep and crabgrass to throw out.
Old Media Hack
Save your words and your drafts, preferably in two or three places — cloud if you like, also an external. I have two externals. I always remember how Hemingway lost his manuscript and how that impacted him. There’s nothing sadder than seeing a near-completed document deleted before your eyes.
When you save your words, all your words, all your drafts, you are not worried about if you left something out or forgot something — it’s all there, including prior drafts. It’s the oldest trick in the book, but it works.
Tip: By the way, an old media trick is to never throw away your words, at least not when the story is in progress. Always do the reporter’s end of story — 30 —
Scrap Notes Today
Dump all of the words that you don’t use at the bottom of the page and then transfer them over to a document dated and entitled Scrap Notes.
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