Focus, focus, focus

Got a looming deadline? Then try these tips from Matthew Stibbe at the Bad Language blog:

1. Switch off email.
2. Isolate yourself.
3. Remind yourself how much money you’re getting paid for this work.
4. Switch off all social media.
5. Get up early.
6. Bribe yourself.
7. Chunk the work into manageable time slots.
8. Go full screen.
9. Separate the writing and editing phases.
10. Change location.

Full details: http://www.badlanguage.net/how-to-concentrate-on-writing

[Link last checked January 2010]