How I Consistently Write 10,000 Words Per Day
Never force your writing again.
As a writer, it becomes easy to lose the ability to write.
Seeing countless stories of making money, writing articles can be a bit overwhelming. Nobody wants to spend countless hours staring at a computer screen, waiting for the next sentence to come to them.
I see this mistake all the time. You’ve been there before too. Some writers write articles to write, and then some writers write for passion.
Writing isn’t easy; after spending countless hours attempting to create the highest level of content possible while creating as many stories as possibles, I have figured it out.
Simplify your system, and don’t overthink your articles.
Who Are Your Writing For
Are you writing for yourself, or are you writing for your audience? There is a very thin line on which you can skate down without being too one-sided.
While it is important to write for yourself, you have to keep the reader in mind.
Readers have extremely short attention spans. If you don’t capture their attention quickly, they will stop reading and move onto the next article.
Capturing Readers Attention
Give your readers what they want to hear first.
The most important part of your article is the intro. If you can capture them from the very start, the odds of them staying throughout the entire post aren’t high.
Start with a quick hook that then leads to action. Describe the issue at hand, and address it briefly. Assert your dominance within the first three paragraphs. I learned this the hard way.
After spending countless hours studying the top articles on Medium, every intro had a similar feel.
Hook, Jab, Punch.
Hook them with a lucrative storyline, followed by a quick hook, finishing with a simple action.
It Only Gets Worse
The problem doesn’t end there either.
Writers spend countless hours trying to come up with a simple title, followed by hours looking for the perfect featured image.
Titles are meant to be short and attractive. Let the readers know what is going to be talked about within a single sentence.
As for your feature image, using sites like Unsplash and Pixabay can be extremely useful. Keep your images simple, free of complex shading, and if you are using text, make sure you can read it from a thumbnail-sized image.
Titles and featured images should only take minutes to figure out once you have your topic nailed down.
Too Many Options
As a writer, it can be easy to write about numerous topics that you feel you can speak on. I find myself doing this from time to time. Narrow your topics regularly discussed down to three at the most.
This will allow you to keep your mind flowing without having to completely change your thought process and how you write an article.
Stop jumping all over the place day in and day out.
More Articles Isn’t The Answer
Another reason you are struggling to write articles is that you are trained to think more articles equates to more views.
Having 1000’s of articles doesn’t help you become a better writer if all of them are mediocre. Focus on quality articles that are at least four-minute reads. This will allow you to expand on your thoughts while increasing your word count overall.
Write Down Every Idea
Currently, in the draft, I have over 25 articles waiting on me.
Anytime an idea pops into my mind, I start a draft. I write down my initial thoughts as my title and jot down a few quick notes about how I would like to elaborate further when the time is right.
The more drafts, the better.
I take a very different stance compared to other writers. While you should always focus on quality, you can never have too many ideas. This allows me to log into Medium, whether it be at 8 am or 8 pm, and write about a topic my mind can roll with.
Always Create A Rough Draft
When your mind is flowing with ideas, sit down, and write. Worry about the grammar errors later on.
Writing can be a challenge from the start, but stressing the flow of your story can be an additional headache.
When I write, I take quick notes on ideas, always list them in bullet point form. If you use paragraphs, your mind will automatically try to force you into finishing the paragraph out.
Once your bullet points are all jotted down, put them in the order they belong.
Beginning, middle, and end.
The hook and call to action, the meat of the story, and your conclusion.
Focus On Quality
A proofreader is worth a million dollars.
Finding errors on your own is nearly impossible. Your mind will trick you into reading sentences how you imagine they will read versus how they read.
Trust me on this…
I am a horrible proofreader, and my articles would hardly make sense if I didn’t have a proofreader looking over every article before it gets submitted. Most times, your brain thinks faster than your hands can type. Therefore you make simple mistakes.
Those simple mistakes can lead to destructive writing issues that will turn potential readers away.
Not only do you have to worry about the grammar within your article, but you must focus on your sentence structure. Are your sentences an entire paragraph? Or, are you overusing words or sayings that are now becoming repetitive?
Find yourself a proofreader that understands your language, one with experience, someone who can help format your sentences to be free from distracting issues. You will thank yourself later.
What, Why, How, And Who
Your articles need to speak to every brain type.
While researching creativity, Ned Hermann focused on two major sectors.
Thinking and learning.
At the end of his research phase, he divided the brain into four different categories, which every person will fall under at least one category.
What, why, how, and who.
What:
The main purpose or topic of your article. What are you writing about?
Why:
The main hook of your story. Why would someone read your article? Does it shed light on a specific topic or issue?
How:
Since the opening paragraph, you’ve been in the middle of the “how” part of the article. You are currently learning “how” I write 10,000 words per day.
Who:
The audience you expect to read your article. Different audiences enjoy different forms of content.
Things To Remember
Readers have extremely short attention spans. If you can reel them in by the end of your intro, you’ve lost them.
Just because you can write 10,000 words per day doesn't mean you should. Focus on the quality of your articles over the length of your articles. Don’t stretch an article too long or add words that aren’t needed. Be exact and precise with your writing.
Always jot down every idea, even if you don’t plan to plan to write the article for some time. Making this mistake time and time again, I lost out on dozens of ideas that seemed “perfect.” But, those ideas I never wrote down, I will never know if that was my next big article.
Deliver value and speak from the heart. While I write articles within the business, tech, and sports niches, I always double-check my facts. When writing your article, speak with an appropriate level of emotion. After all, you should know exactly who you’re speaking to.
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