Writing is just like anything else.

Did you know writing takes some real time? I didn't really know that till after a week of writing I seemed to have gotten no where. Maybe a page or to but what I've figured out is that writing takes specific time. You can't just go through your day writing little bits at a time, spread out over a whole day. I mean you can but you won't get as much quality writing time in. But if you set a time say maybe two or three hours that you delegate just to writing you'll will see some big improvements in the amount you can write. Make yourself a comfortable place to just be alone and write and you'll be amazed at the content you can create. By delegating a certain time you can put more effort in to the task at hand. Clear your mind of all other things and just envelope yourself in your story. Another thing I have found helpful is setting daily and weekly goals.  Goals can help you visualize what your after and better motivate you do achieve them. Goals like reaching a certain number of words or reaching a certain point in your story by certain dates. These can help you to stay motivated and work hard. Motivation is a big factor I know for me sometimes you just don't feel like writing or "Oh I'll just write more tomorrow" but you HAVE and I repeat HAVE to push through that. Writing everyday even if its for a shorter amount of time will help you get through those little speed bumps cause if you make excuses for one day they will just continue to roll over to the next day and so on and so forth. If you don't feel like working on a specific piece one day work on something else, the biggest thing is you're writing every day. Just like any sport or activity it takes practice to get good at it it's the same with writing but sometimes we don't see that. Professional basketball players get good because their in the gym every day and so professional writers need to be sitting down in front of a pad of paper or their computer every day. Professional sounds like a big term, not all of us are professional writers and neither am I but practice is the key to being good at anything so if you want to become a good writer then practice is just part of the deal. Writing is like anything else it takes time and practice.

May your words flow freely and your pencils stay sharp!