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Summer’s nearing an end–the days are getting shorter and kids are returning to school. For many people, there’s a sense of urgency going into September.<\/p>\nSummer’s nearing an end–the days are getting shorter and kids are returning to school. For many people, there’s a sense of urgency going into September.<\/p>\n
If you write, there’s a chance that writing will fall to the side as other responsibilities take priority.<\/p>\n
But it doesn’t have to be like that.<\/p>\n
Here are five things you can do right now to be a better writer next month:<\/p>\n
Finish Something<\/strong><\/p>\n Whether you’ve been meaning to set up a writing blog, finish a story or article, or devote some time to outlining a screenplay or novel, there are five days left in August to finish something (five and a half days left if you get busy right away).<\/p>\n Many people do their best work when faced with a deadline. At the very least, many people at least devote time to projects when on a deadline.<\/p>\n Looking at September 1 as a deadline you must <\/em>meet for whatever it is you want to finish may be exactly what you need to finish something and move on to other things when the calendar rolls over to a new month.<\/p>\n Brainstorm<\/strong><\/p>\n Give yourself half an hour and brainstorm.<\/p>\n Sit alone in a room, or go someplace else<\/a>. Do nothing else for half an hour but write down ideas for stories or articles and things you want and need to do.<\/p>\n No matter how trivial an idea seems, let yourself commit it to the page; once the ideas start to flow, you’ll walk away with plenty you can use.<\/p>\n There’s time left this month to do this a couple times, so you can be ready to charge into September full of ideas!<\/p>\n Make A Schedule–And Stick To It<\/strong><\/p>\n After you’ve filled two or three pages with ideas, take an hour or so and decide which ideas you’ll make real in September.<\/p>\n Look at your work load at the day job and time you spend with family and friends and schedule time around those things. There’s almost always time to write every day<\/a> if you have a plan. That plan is a schedule.<\/p>\n Write during lunch breaks at work, or a little time in the morning and evening. Share your schedule with loved ones<\/a> so they know you’re busy, but also that you will spend time with them.<\/p>\n