Productivity Hacks for Writers
2h 39mGeneral2019-01-04
Authors

Jessica Brody
Published author of more than 17 novels for teens, tweens, and adults
Course details
Learn how to improve your focus, your schedule, your space, and even your brain so that each day you write more—and write better. Author Jessica Brody helps you get the most out of every writing day, by concentrating on the three pillar of productivity: your mindset, your environment, and your tools. Discover how to eliminate distractions, reduce stress, and set up routines that enforce creativity and productivity. With these 21 hacks, you can increase your word count and finish the writing project—book, blog, article, screenplay, or essay—you've been procrastinating on.
Learning objectives
Tracking your daily word count
Dressing the part
Fueling your body and soul
Training your brain waves
Creating a productive workspace
Decluttering
Mobile device hacks and apps for writers
Learning objectives
Tracking your daily word count
Dressing the part
Fueling your body and soul
Training your brain waves
Creating a productive workspace
Decluttering
Mobile device hacks and apps for writers
Skills covered
WritingProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The three pillars of productive writing
- 02 - What to expect from this course
1. The Starting Line
- 03 - Introduction to word counts
- 04 - How to calculate your starting active daily word count (ADWC)
- 05 - Tracking your ADWC moving forward - Word count tracker
2. Hack Your Brain
- 06 - Brain hack #1 - Wake up right
- 07 - Brain hack #2 - Suit up
- 08 - Brain hack #3 - Get moving
- 09 - Brain hack #4 - Fuel your mind
- 10 - Brain hack #5 - Fuel your soul
- 11 - Brain hack #6 - Set your course
- 12 - Brain hack #7 - Fuel your body
- 13 - Brain hack #8 - Train your brain waves (the instant productivity game changer)
- 14 - Brain hack #9 - Sacred writing rituals
- 15 - Brain hack #10 - Ticking time bomb
- 16 - Brain hack #11 - The evening magic Routine
3. Hack Your Space
- 17 - The productivity oasis
- 18 - Space hack #1 - Do not disturb signs
- 19 - Space hack #2 - Move your phone, change your life
- 20 - Space hack #3 - Turn everything off
- 21 - Space hack #4 - Cancel the noise
- 22 - Space hack #5 - The miracle of decluttering
- 23 - Space hack #6 - Change it up
4. Hack Your Devices
- 24 - Technology - Friend or foe
- 25 - Device hack #1 - Pull, don't push
- 26 - Device hack #2 - The ultimate organization app
- 27 - Device hack #3 - The key to stress-free revisions
- 28 - Device hack #4 - Freedom from distractions
- 29 - Device hack #5 - Out of sight, out of mind (task management to keep you sane)
- 30 - Device hack #6 - Don't break the chain (apps to help you form new habits)
5. The Finish Line
- 31 - Thank you and congrats