Top Tips to Make You a More Productive Writer in 2017

All the resources you need to maximize writing productivity this year.

Since I’m either sleeping, gaming or traveling as you’re reading this (NOT WORKING – YAY), I’ve gone ahead and rounded up a series of articles to help you maximize your writing productivity in 2017.

Whatever you might have struggled with productivity-wise this year, the resources below should be able to direct you toward strategies you can use to write more, better, happier. Let me know which topics are most helpful to you, so I can write more about them this year.


How to make more time for writing

How to Organize Your Writing Time for Optimal Productivity

How I Find Time to Write Every Day

Why It’s OK to Say, “I Just Don’t Have Time Right Now”

Time Management Tips for Writers

A Different Way to Think About Time Management


How to get more writing done in less time

5 Things Killing Your Writing Productivity

The Trick That Pushed Me to Write 26,000 Words in 3 Days

My Productivity Formula

Writing Productivity Tips: How to Write 5,000+ Words Per Day

How to Write Your Way Into a Flow State, Fast


How to create an optimal writing schedule

How to Structure Your Life to Make Room for Creativity

Productivity Tips for People Who Can Only Write at Night

This Is What a Full-Time Writer’s Schedule Looks Like

How to Train Yourself to Stick to Your Own Deadlines


What to do when you can’t write

A Writer’s Guide to Powering Through Discouragement

Here’s What to Do When You’re Struggling to Focus

Is Tech Hurting Your Writing Productivity?

You Don’t Need Motivation to Write – You Just Need Fewer Distractions

How to Minimize Writing Distractions


Motivation for writers of all disciplines

5 Things to Remember When Writing All the Time Starts Seeming Pointless

How to Turn Inspiration Into Motivation, and Motivation Into Productivity

4 YouTube Videos to Watch When You Desperately Need Writing Inspiration

If You’re Writing, You’re Not Wasting Your Time

4 TED Talks That Will Inspire You to Write Again


Start thinking about your writing goal(s) for the upcoming year. What’s it going to take to achieve them? Rest, recharge, and get ready to write more than you ever have before in the months to come. YOU. CAN. DO. THIS.


Meg is the creator of Novelty Revisions, dedicated to helping writers put their ideas into words. She is a freelance writer and a nine-time NaNoWriMo winner with work published in Teen Ink, Success Story, Lifehack and USA TODAY College. Follow Meg on Twitter for tweets about writing, food and nerdy things.

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