Timeboxing my writing

In the March issue of the Voyage of Your Life eZine, one of the articles is about timeboxing. This technique comes in very handy when there is a big job that needs to be done and it can't be done in one sitting. Here's an example: I am writing a book and want to make progress every day, but clearly this will take some time to complete.

My way of making real progress and staying fresh with ideas and prose is to set aside 30 minutes to dedicate to writing. In early attempts I may do just the outline in that 30 minutes. Regardless of whether I finish or not, I stop at the time limit. Another time I may rough out a chapter or a character. On another day the time goes to embellish a chapter that is already there. You get the picture.

It works for me. Try it for yourself. And let me know how it goes for you.