Three Little Things I Did To Quadruple My Writing Output And Paychecks

Maybe they could work for you, too

When I was first home with a new little baby, I knew I would go crazy if I didn’t find an outlet, and ideally one that paid. I had been a stand-up comedian for nearly two decades, which had been my creative and financial bad habit-slash-job, but I understood I was going to need to take a break. Writing was a natural parallel go-to. I could literally do it sitting on my butt — something unbeknownst to me, I’d be doing for awhile.

But how would I create a writing habit where there hadn’t been one before? Even with my stand-up, I admit a regular writing schedule wasn’t something I put concerted windows of time into. I wrote when the mood struck me. So how would I hold myself accountable for writing, while coupled with a new schedule crunch that didn’t exist previously?

1. I Started A Writer’s Accountability Group

I knew that I was going to need some help from my friends and colleagues if I was going to actually get serious about writing. So I started an accountability group on Facebook with the simple idea that we’d check in nightly, almost like punching a cyber clock. I doubted it would work, but what did I have to lose?