by Rene Michael Browne

Created on: May 17, 2009   Last Updated: May 18, 2009

Are you not writing as much as you would like to during your writing time? Is your desk cluttered with books and papers? Are you having a difficult time focusing on what you are doing? Perhaps it is time for you to become a more organized writer. The following five tips will help you do just that in no time at all.

1. Make a weekly writing schedule

When you schedule time to write, you are more likely to be more organized. It doesn't matter whether you are a fulltime or part-time writer; the first step to being organized during your writing time is to schedule specific times to write. Decide each week what days and how many hours you plan on writing. Select the best days and times when you know you can be alone and not disturbed. Rather than writing whenever you find a few moment, you will discover you are capable of writing a lot more and a lot better.

2. A personal writing space

Every writer needs a space of their own just for writing. It doesn't matter if it is in the basement, a home office or a corner in a spare bedroom. Just like an artist needs a place to create art, a writer needs a place to be alone with their words. In your writing space make sure you have at least a desk, paper, pens/pencils, a computer and some storage space. Arrange your space so everything is accessible from your chair. The last thing your want to do when you are writing is to leave your chair to get something. In just that brief moment you could lose a thought or forget the ending of a sentence. Having a personal writing space which is tidy and organized will make your writing time more enjoyable.

3. Storage space to organize your writing projects.

It is important to have a place to store what you write. It can be a file cabinet or a folder on your computer. An organized writer has several folders for different purposes. This allows a writer to work on multiple projects but keep them separate from each other. Rather than having all your writing work in one big folder, consider creating a different folder for finished projects, work in progress, and published work. Writing ideas and any associated information should have a separate folder. This will ensure you can locate these ideas when you are ready to write about them.

Also, create a folder for all your research material. This will help you locate this information when you most need it. If you want to be even more effective, create folders within your research folder to store information in alphabetical

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