Learn to Write Faster with Writing Sprints

Learn to Write Faster with Writing Sprints

A couple of weeks ago, I participated in a writing sprint challenge hosted by Sarra Cannon of Heart Breathings. I’d joined many writing sprints on Twitter (@TWSSFU hosts one every month) and read a lot about how writing sprints had affected many authors, but Sarra’s challenge really opened my eyes to just how powerful writing sprints are. 

The goal of Sarra’s writing sprint challenge was to find your ideal writing sprint session. Each day of the challenge involved a different length and number of sprints. For example, the first day was three 10-minute sprints with 5-minute breaks, and Day 2 was two 25-minute sprints with a 10-minute break in between.

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Spend More Time Writing - Three Tips to Help You Say No to Things You Don't Want to Do!

Spend More Time Writing - Three Tips to Help You Say No to Things You Don't Want to Do!

I learned a valuable lesson today. Well, actually, I’ve learned this lesson many times before but I needed a reminder in a big way. Saying “NO” is necessary! You don’t have to yell it like I just did but you can say “no” anytime you feel like it and you certainly shouldn’t feel bad about it. If you don’t set boundaries for yourself, I don’t know who will.

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