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I’ve met a number of writers who are exceptionally good in their art, but fall short on their time requirements. Not only do they find that time catches up on them rapidly, they end up with a bad backlog of projects that cause them more stress. The downward spiral is excacerbated.

In order to ensure you are productive in your writing, I’d like to suggest what I call the NLP “writing stances”.

Writing Stance #1: Confrontational

This approach to writing definitely creates a burst of energy for anyone wanting to come out with content quickly. It basically is a shift of your emotional and physiological stance to confront a problem by first acting as if it were a personal issue. For instance, this article was written because I kept seeing so many people who face the productivity problem that I had to write it to “vent” and deal with the frustration as though I was the one with the productivity problem. This emotional state can get you to shift any mental block rather quickly. However, it may need a bit of censoring and editing in case your audience is not used to the expletives that may come out as a result of this stance!

Writing Stance #2 – Curiosity

This is a great stance to take up. When you place yourself in absolute curiosity for your article, you pose questions to yourself as if you were absolutely curious about the subject matter you are seeking answers to. Then, like the unraveling of a murder mystery, you come closer toward a conclusion of the article by means of a natural flow.

Writing Stance #3 – Three Things Factual

I find this approach easier for most beginning authors, or if you really need to get an article up and running as quickly as you can. The reason for this is basically because of a psychological tendency for us to move toward completion. If there are three things to consider, then that’s all you need to focus on. After listing each of the three items and elaborating on them, you’ll find there’s little room for mental blocks – your path has already been laid out!

Writing Stance #4 – Frivolity

Ooh. This one is really an off the cuff thing talking about whatever you observe or sense. It’s like conversational banter, and using each thing you notice around you to bring the reader closer to your point. I mean, I might have had a tall latte from Starbucks in the morning, but don’t just talk about that. Make conclusions about what you noticed. A creativity tool called “synectics” can show you how to creatively link two things in a somewhat meaningful way. For example, you might be writing about the topic of happiness. Hey, I’m sure there are a million and one ways to connect a “tall Latte” to “happiness” in a meaningful way!

Writing Stance #5 – Polarity

It’s very easy to agree with what others write. It’s not as easy to consider why others’ points of view may not be the most developed. In other words, you become a critic of others’ writings and elevate your point to something original or innovative. To do this, you have to use an argumentative approach that debunks the premises of others’ claims in order to come up with something more outstanding or give people the “wow, I didn’t realize this, but it’s a great point” experience.

So you have the five stances I’ve modelled from great writing states… go out there and start writing!