The Power Of A Fodder Box

From the desk of Roy Furr, Sunday, 10:16 am

Are you someone who has to write a lot? Advertisements, blog posts, books, whatever? Then if you aren’t using this simple trick yet you can easily double your productivity, today.

I’m working on a book on how to write faster. It’s focused on professional writers who are paid either by the project or by the hour for their writing. The premise is if you can write faster, you can earn more (and work less, too). If you’re paid by project you can do more projects per month and earn more. If you’re paid by hour you can increase your hourly output to justify an increase in rate. Either way, you earn more. And this gives you flexibility to say “no” to more projects and work less.

The book contains a super mindset shift that will increase the productivity of any writer, plus it’s stuffed to bursting with tips, tricks, and tactics for increasing writing output.

And here’s one of the most important tactics, as a preview to the book…

The Fodder Box. As you go through your day, you’re constantly fed little bits of inspiration that may or may not be relevant today. But you know they’re something you could include in your writing, sometime. Well, take notes, tear out the story, print it out, keep a printed record. And stuff them in a box for later. Then, when you have something to write, just sort through what’s in the box and pull out anything relevant to the subject you’re writing on.

This little trick kills writer’s block and ensures you always have something relevant to write about. Plus, because you’re basing your writing on ideas from others (interpreted in new ways, of course — no plagiarizing!) you know exactly what to write so it flows fast with minimal mental crunching.

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