On the matter of writing, everyone has different views. Some people take writing as a lifelong dream, want to write to reverse the life; some people as a hobby, but is a life after dinner, a kind of spice.
And for the matter of whether to day shift, we have more differences. Some people see the day shift as a necessary condition for becoming a writer; others see it as both a benefit and a drawback. I've written an article before, "If you can't do the day shift, don't die! that won the approval of many readers.
It wasn't long before I went back on my word. As Mimi said, writing is a process of constant face-slapping. I punched myself in the face when I saw the recruiting post for Mr. Ringless' 21-day day camp!
There are some things you have to try once in your life!
If you haven't tried the day shift, how do you know what it's like? It's like when someone tells you that this fish is tender and delicious, but you can't really know what it feels like if you haven't eaten it yourself!
If you haven't tried a day job, how do you know if it's right for you? Everyone has different writing habits and writing methods, some are prolific writers, some only produce fine work. But until you've tried it, you don't know exactly where you fit in yourself.
If you haven't tried the day shift, how can you appreciate all the benefits that those who have tried it say? Things like output forcing input, help finding a writing niche, deliberate practice in writing.
After considering all these factors, I made the decision to take the 21-day day shift challenge. What the heck, it's just 21 days? How hard can it be? If I really didn't stick to it because of work or something else, it's okay, at least I tried. If someone asks about the day shift in the future, I can at least tell them how I felt about it.
Today is day 21, so I'll tell you how I feel.
The screenshot above is from the morning of March 23rd, the fourth day of the challenge camp, with 275 fans, 949 likes, and 53,199 words.
At the end of the 21-day challenge, including this article, I ****updated 23 articles, two of which are poems, because they are less than 1,000 words, and are not counted. Of those two dozen articles **** counted three articles that were pushed to the front page by the editor.
I counted the data of these 21 days, the number of words written increased by 64%, the number of likes increased by 78%, the number of followers increased by 98%, all the data increased dramatically, which is out of my expectation.
Although the absolute number is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the contracted authors and some of the authors of the explosive articles, but compared with myself 21 days ago, there is indeed a great progress. This steady improvement feels much more solid than an overnight burst of popularity from one or two articles.
In addition to the above data, there is also a noticeable feeling that the writing is much smoother than it was. Because many topics require the submission of articles can not be less than 1,000 words, so before writing an article when always write a paragraph, look at the word count. Yo, 800 words, make up a few more sentences; yo, more than 900, almost; finally over 1000, publish!
So I've had feature editors comment on my articles before, shallow, just about to get to the point, end of story.
Recently, writing articles is not quite the same, not very concerned about the number of words written, but the things I want to express try to seriously express clearly. There are days when I've written more than 2,000 or 4,000 words, and I don't feel like I'm struggling. On the other hand, I sometimes feel that I have to repeatedly cut down and refine my writing to make it as concise as possible.
In addition to some of the types of articles I've written before, I've also tried poems, short stories, reading notes, and workplace dry goods. There are those that I am good at, and they have been praised by my friends. There are also not very good, belong to the first time to try the water, also received a lot of encouragement. The first time I wrote a short story, it was recommended on the front page.
At the beginning of the camp, we were not particularly familiar with each other, but we became good friends when we talked to each other. Almost everyone has their own story, are deep hidden masters, only belong to different fields. Some are familiar with the operation of WeChat, some are successful in the workplace, some are engaged in translation work overseas, and there are also design masters, writers of long serialized novels, etc.
These are the most important things you can do for your business.
Perhaps in the field of writing, everyone has just started. But in fact, in their respective areas of specialization, there are still a lot of experience and experience can be shared. From different people can learn different valuable experience, some people are very low-key adhere to; some people are the master of the explosive text, often on the first page; some people have a sharp point of view, look at the problem from a unique point of view, as long as the humble observation will be from them to learn a lot of things.
Originally, after writing the article, release the submission will not care. Now I often run to see my buddies' new articles, give them a like, comment on them, and express my views on them. I'm not sure if I've ever seen this before, but I'm sure I've seen it before, and I'm sure I've never seen it before.
For newbies, the road to writing is like groping your way through the darkness, you don't know where to go, and you don't know when you're going to give up. But if you have a friend to hold hands with you and encourage each other to walk together, you will feel warm, and the road ahead will not be lonely.
In addition to reading books about writing, listening to people who have been there and done that is also a great way to grow. After all, everyone is different, and the original authors of books can't cater to all types of readers. And the problems you have in your writing that you can't easily spot on your own are summarized for you by an expert reading a piece of your writing.
This is like some people check their own articles always can not see the wrong words, look at other people's articles at a glance. There is always some subjective bias in yourself, and it's not easy to spot your own problems.
Regardless of the form, there is nothing wrong with making more friends, consulting more teachers, and communicating more on the road to writing.
In addition to the above results, there are some unexpected gains. I don't know what the future holds, but as long as you choose the right direction, there will always be constant surprises along the way!
Some friends see others just registered a few months to write a few explosive articles, get a lot of attention and praise, so also want to follow the example of these people to quickly achieve success. In fact, these friends originally accumulated many years in their own areas of specialization, and some of them are also authors of other platforms with very mature experience.
If you are in other platforms or other areas, there is not yet a lot of accumulation, then you honestly start to write, write immediately, to ensure a certain amount. At first you feel that writing 1,000 words is strenuous, write 500 words; at first you can't guarantee a daily basis, write a few more a week. While writing, while learning, while thinking.
Write explosive text on the first page of this thing, I personally feel that it can be encountered and can not be sought. Sometimes you use all your efforts to write an article very hard, but the editor-in-chief of the topic does not agree with your point of view. Or the same type of article is too much, and your article does not have too many new ideas. Even if the article is above average, it will not be pushed to the first page.
On the other hand, sometimes a piece of writing that you don't want to do, because it's the type of writing that fewer people do, gets pushed to the front page by the editors, which can be a pleasant surprise for you. Like I wrote before "thinking brain mapping software artifact Xmind introductory tutorial, promotion and salary increase depends on it! It was in response to a writing friend in the group who said, "Look at the good mind mapping you've done, can you share it?"
That day happened to be rather busy, and so on after the busy work. Spent less than an hour writing, screenshots, layout, and then released, I did not expect to be pushed to the home page by the feature editor, the feeling is still a bit of a surprise. The reason for this is that there were not many articles of the same type before, and the competition was not too fierce.
So my advice is, don't think about the first page every day, write the explosive article, as long as every writing with the highest standards for themselves, not fooling around, not to be, then on the first page out of the explosive article this thing will become a norm.
I've seen many authors write articles before, saying that they have to position themselves, not positioning themselves to write 500,000 words are useless. But my personal experience, as a newbie don't give yourself too early to position.
Said these authors to early positioning is generally the author of the original writing foundation, the need to find a breakthrough, so that their articles stand out. By carefully analyzing his own strengths as well as the market's response and finding an angle that best suits him, he can quickly gain recognition to reach a certain height.
And for writing newbies, there is not much of a writing foundation. Positioning is too early for you, so why not try out all the genres and see where you fit in. It's like going to school and splitting up the subjects, you can't split up arts and sciences into majors as soon as you go to school. It's only after you've studied for a decade or so that you start to differentiate between subjects and majors when you go to college.
If you think you're good enough to write in high school or college, you can find your niche. If you feel that you are still a novice, the foundation has not been laid, the style has not been formed, then do not be in a hurry to locate, first build a good writing foundation.
I'm talking about short-term daily shifts like the 21 Day Challenge to try first. Because everyone's situation is different, there are reasons from family, work, health, and all sorts of other things. Some people find day shifts a breeze, while others have to put in a lot of effort.
Day shift is actually a comprehensive challenge, not just in terms of writing skills. It also includes the integration of all aspects of life. Some people even disrupt their daily routines because of the day shift, leading to problems in other areas.
We recommend that novice writers prepare for a period of time, organize their work and family, and set aside a short period of time to take on the challenge. The challenge is to see for yourself what the benefits of the day shift are, and whether or not it's suitable for your current work and life situation. If not, you can also adjust your own, for example, many friends can not guarantee that every day more text, because the weekend to accompany the family, the child, then you can also weekly more four to six, the same can be achieved quite a result.
Previously, a friend of the group said, because after work to take care of the child, the child went to bed to start writing. Every day because the day shift to write until the early hours of the morning, has seriously affected the health of many side effects, which is completely the cart before the horse.
The purpose of our writing, whatever it is. It's all about making life better, and if the day shift disrupts the rhythm of life and has already seriously affected your health, then it's better to stop and take a break first. Evaluate whether it's worth it, plan, balance, and start again.
The small daily schedule behind the actually need a whole set of time management to support, when is the work time, when is the time to write, when to read input, when to learn to think, all to do time management in advance.
Some friends in the group, every night to start more articles, to catch up before 24:00, more finished articles, but also cast to engage in card, time is very tight. Sometimes the quality of the article can not be guaranteed, completely in order to make up the word count in the writing, it loses the purpose of the day shift.
Those big writers, are strict self-discipline, have a set of perfect time management method. Only in this way can we ensure quality and quantity of output.
So writing friends, in addition to writing seriously, but also take some time to learn how to improve efficiency, how to optimize their time.
The above is a little bit of my own experience after participating in the challenge. I believe that now and in the future, there will be a lot of friends who love to write at my current stage. So I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the masters, and I've shamelessly said so much in the hope that it will be of some help to those who come after me.
The flavor of the fish is not as good as others say it is, but it's impossible to know if you haven't tasted it yourself! If you love to write, then be prepared to pick a time and take on a daily shift challenge. Because there are some things you have to try once in your life! There are some flavors you have to try to know!
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