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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

How to Write Faster. The Origin of the Odd Letter W

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.52.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

12 practical tips and tools that will help you write faster in the time you already have. Also, we explore why we call a letter that looks like two V's a "double U." Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Grammar Pop iOS game. Peeve Wars card game. Grammar Girl books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

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0:00.0

Grimer Girl here, I'm Minion Fogredy and you can think of me as your friendly guide to

0:09.0

the English language. We talk about writing, history, rules, and cool stuff. Today I have

0:14.8

12 tips to help you write faster and we'll talk about why the letter W actually looks

0:21.0

like a double V. Look, on the page it's a bird, it's a plane faster than a speeding

0:29.6

bullet, it's super writer. Well, that sounds great, right? But unfortunately being super

0:35.5

writer isn't completely realistic. Well, all writers dream of getting a manuscript

0:40.8

down in one go, it's never actually like that. In fact, the writing process is often long,

0:47.8

requiring a lot of thinking time and numerous revisions. But that doesn't mean it's time

0:53.0

to give up. Nearly everybody who writes wishes they were able to write much quicker than

0:57.8

they do. And the good news is that speed writing is possible with hard work and some tricks

1:03.8

up your sleeve. Here are 12 tips to get more words on the page in less time. Number

1:10.6

one, write at the right time. In other words, determine your golden hours for writing.

1:16.4

No one writer is the same, so the first step to speed writing is to understand how you

1:21.0

write and when you work best. Learn to become in tune with your own rhythm and lifestyle

1:26.8

choices so that you use your energy wisely and work at times that are optimal for you.

1:32.6

While some people might swear by an early start, if you're not a morning person, well,

1:37.3

you're just not a morning person. Others who have kids may want to capitalize on kid-free

1:42.1

daycare times to write. Whenever your own productivity peak is, find it to maximize your

1:48.3

writing output. Number two, draw up a basic outline first.

1:54.4

Going into writing with nothing planned is likely to be a daunting prospect. And the

1:59.2

one thing you don't want to do is feel overwhelmed before you've even started. So drawing up

2:04.8

a skeleton structure before you get down to putting words on a page is going to help

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