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you've beaten yourself up about your lack of productivity. This perpetuates a vicious cycle that will ultimately drive you away from your writing desk. The first time you meet one of your writing goals, treat yourself to something that you personally will find meaningful. If you haven't given yourself time to read lately, sit down and read a book. Whatever it may be, simple rewards to yourself after you manage to complete something, will reassure your psyche. After I met my first series of deadlines for a major paper I was writing, I treated myself to a facial. Although I felt a little bit guilty about the money that was spent on such a luxury, I also felt good about finally working my way through a difficult project that had been crippling to my productivity. I felt rejuvenated and much better about tackling any other writing project on my desk, and this helped me get more writing projects finished.

8) Start a journal of blog. Writing every few days in a personal journal or public blog will help you find your own personal writing voice. Even if you're writing about mundane information like the chores that you did today or the movie that you watched last week-end, you're writing about yourself, and you're giving your written voice a chance to be heard. Recognizing how you personally enjoy writing about things that you personally enjoy will help you gain confidence in your writing. More often than not, writers put aside their own voice to take on a persona, or attempt to write in an impartial way. If you can cultivate your own writing voice, you will find it easier to put the persona on when necessary, and you may often find that writing for yourself brings inspiration for other writing projects.

The simple answer to getting more written every day is simply to write more. However, I find that an answer like that is very discouraging and makes me feel like an inadequate writer. Most of us would love to simply write more, but we have a difficult time figuring out how or when to do so. I hope that these suggestions help you to increase your productivity as they have mine.

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