Great Advice. After six years I’ve come to the realization that the best writing — is in the rewriting.

For me, the most important step is to just get started. Don’t worry about the copy being perfect. Always time to edit to perfection before you submit a draft to a client.

Usually I’ll write for an hour — then play drums. This gets me away from thinking so hard about the copy. Often times while playing — ideas will come to me so fast… I have no choice but to write again!

And they’re solid ideas. Anyway, great topic of discussion.

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Lee H.

I wonder what would happen if I killed the coffee habit?

Patsi, cool, another local! I work up in the Poway Business Park (near old Gateway).

Hey Griffin, never heard of the breating excercised. Please elaborate.

Dianna, that is a great idea on the study before you sleep. I used to do that in college. My only concern is that I would never get any sleep!

All my best!

Mike

To get started, I play Majong Masters for 10-20 minutes while waiting for the coffee to brew. This gets my hand-eye muscles going on the keyboard…and gets the pattern recognition parts of my brain fired up.

I try to avoid opening email next; if I can think clearly, then I want to use that energy to write a new article fresh in the morning, no distractions from those pesky clients.

Thanks for stopping by MBM today! I warm up by first relaxing through breathing exercises. As a student of Angela, she has made an excellent point about writers won’t be able to write while tense. I then proceed to write for 20 minutes…anything or writing exercises. From there, I go to blog entries.

Before I start writing on a new project, I make sure I’ve read all my notes and have done my research. I also read everything the night before I begin writing. When I wake up, I usually have whole paragraphs in my head.

I’m also training myself to NOT procrastinate — which is what I am doing right now! If I don’t procrastinate, I can usually jump right in and start writing.

Read the book, “How to Write Fast While Writing Well” by David Fryxell. It’s dated, but I learned quite a bit.

Back to the salt mine!

I think *many* writers do not properly warm up.

You are right Simon about writing anything.

Jonathan, I listen to classical to get me going. I like Yo Yo Ma.

FYI, it is really cold here in San Diego (the 30s and that is like sub-zero for the rest of the country)

Mike