In the piece written by Carolyn Chute, she talks about how easy it is for her to get distracted from typing due to her daily rituals/routine and for her it is a struggle to get into "writer's mode". And on the other hand, Drake Baer wrote an article giving tips that Hemmingway used in order to be productive. Everyone works in different ways and the same goes for writing and that is clearly seen in these two readings. You would think that an author writes their pieces with ease, but that is not necessarily the case. Everyone gets distracted and what sets someone out from others is how they deal with the interruptions and work through them.
Personally, it is hard for me to sit down and take the time out to quiet my mind so I can focus, that is probably one of my biggest distractions. After a long day of work the last thing I want to do is more work, obviously. So working through the feeling of "I don't want to" always seems to be a battle. Another big distraction of mine would probably be my emotions. I have never been a confident writer and because of that I let my thoughts get the best of me which in turn can greatly delay the writing process. My twin and I have talked about improving my writing skills over the years. She has tried to tutor me, bought books on grammar and such but I have never really seen much improvement in my skills. But, needless to say I personally feel like I cannot become a better writer and it is something I accepted a long time ago unfortunately. Knowing that I tend to easily get distracted, it would actually be pretty useful to come up with some ways to work past them. One would probably be to walk around to get the creative ideas flowing. Others would be to stretch, sit at a table and not on the couch. If I start to feel overwhelmed I can take a breather and start over. I could also read everything out loud (sometimes it is easier to process things when I talk to myself) and avoid caffeinated drinks, it tends to make my mind wonder. If I can implement those into my routine I can see where maybe that could be the start for improvements.
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