Try This Tip for Writing Faster: Stop Thinking in Sentences

Struggling to write quickly? The problem isn't that you have no ideas or direction, but how you think about writing.

An awful lot of writers get stuck because they’re trying to craft perfect sentences while figuring out what they want to say. That’s like building a house brick-by-brick without a blueprint. No wonder it takes forever.

Great writing doesn’t start with sentences. It starts with ideas. The fastest writers don’t try to perfect each sentence on the first pass. They get the thoughts down first—messy, incomplete, even out of order—then refine.

Stop forcing sentences too soon. Get the ideas out. Shape them later. You’ll write faster and better.

Your Challenge:

For your next writing session, don’t start with full sentences. Draft in bullet points, fragments, or shorthand. Focus on what you’re saying first—then go back and turn it into clean prose.

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