高效率作家的七個習慣

The 7 habits of highly effective writers

Source : By Daphne Gray-Grant | Posted: September 10, 2012

Have you ever wondered why some people write easily and fluently, while others struggle and strain as if trying to squeeze a 185-lb body into a size six pair of jeans? In 30 years at this trade, I've noticed that effective writers tend to share seven traits. So, with apologies to Stephen Covey, here is my list.

你有沒有想過，為什麼有些人寫作流利順暢容易，而有的人卻充滿鬥爭和緊張，彷彿要將185磅的身體擠到六號尺寸大小的牛仔褲嗎？在這個領域30年中，我注意到，有效率的作家傾向於分享7個特徵。因此，懷著對柯維（Stephen Covey）(The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. 作者)的歉意，這裡是我的清單。 ..

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1) Separate the writing and the editing processes.

1）寫作和編輯過程分離。

When they write, they write, not worrying about the quality of their work. Writer/director Cecil Castellucci says: ""The best flowers are fertilized by crap."" Remember this and give yourself permission to write a crummy first draft.

Editing is a job for later. That's when you'll have plenty of time to rearrange big chunks of text, monkey around with sentence structure, obsess over word choice and fix punctuation.

當他們寫作時，盡其所言，不必擔心他們的工作的品質。編劇/導演Cecil Castellucci說：“盛開最好的花是因有肥沃的屎壤。” 記住這一點，並允許自己起草的低劣首稿。
而編輯是隨後的工作。這時候，你就會用很多的時間來重新排列大部分的文本，無法預期隨意的句子結構，糾結於詞的選擇和修正標點符號。

2) Focus on the interesting.

2）始終專注於有趣的項目

Effective writers (and speakers) always tell lots of stories. If they have to communicate something ""theoretical,"" they illustrate it with real life examples and anecdotes. They know that human beings don't just crave food—they are also starved for stories.

有效率的作家（或演說家）總會講述大量的故事。如果他們必須溝通”理論“這類事項，”他們用與現實生活中的實例和軼事來闡述。他們知道，人類不只是渴望食物，他們也對故事感到飢渴。

3) Tap into the power of metaphor.
3) 隱喻的力量的崁入

As metaphor expert Anne Miller likes to say, ""metaphors lead to instant understanding."" There are at least three metaphors in this article (can you find them all?)

比喻專家安妮·米勒喜歡說“，”隱喻引你即時了解。”在這篇文章中至少有三個隱喻（你能找到他們嗎？）

4) Do adequate research.

4）做足夠的研究

There is nothing more painful than trying to write when you have nothing to say. Effective writers understand that good research is all about asking interesting questions—of themselves, of the books, Web sites and reports they read and of anyone they interview. And this needs to be completed before any writing can begin.

沒有比試圖寫你無話可說的事項更痛苦的事情。有效率的作家了解，良好的研究都是詢問有趣的問題，包含對自己，書籍，網站和報告的人，或任何接受採訪的人。而這需要在寫作之前就完成。

5) Learn from the writing of others.

5）學習別人的寫作

Effective writers understand that they are lifelong apprentices. They learn by reading—constantly. Note: this is not just passive, flip- through-a-thriller-while-sitting-on-the-pool- deck kind of reading. This is active sit-up-and-pay-attention-to-technique dissection—similar to what a scientist would do in a lab. You won't want to read this closely all the time, of course (it's work—although fun work, to my mind). But effective writers do some of this every week.

有效率的作家了解，他們是終身的學徒。他們通過閱讀，不斷學習。注意：這不僅是只是被動消極的，而像站在泳池上的跳板翻轉那般閱讀。這像積極的仰臥起坐和專注解剖技術。像在實驗室裡做研究的科學家。當然，你不需要總是密切的閱讀（在我的腦海裡這項工作是有趣的）。但是有效率的作家每週都會做一些這方面的事。

6)  Write in small bursts.

6）在小爆發點作文章

Creative work doesn't require oodles of time. That first draft you need to write? It's best done in dribs and drabs, a little bit at a time. Instead of procrastinating, effective writers persuade themselves to write a little each day, no matter how frazzled and frantic they feel. (Editing, on the other hand, usually needs space, time and quiet.) 

創造性的工作不需要大量時間的。你需要寫這第一篇草稿嗎？點點滴滴是最好做的。一次一點時間。取代拖延，有效率的作家，說服他們自己每天寫一些，無論是感到疲憊不堪或瘋狂

。（責任編輯，在另一方面，通常需要空間，時間和安靜。）

7) Read their work out loud.

7）大聲閱讀他們的工作

Language isn't just meaning—it's also music. The most effective writers can often be found sitting by the computer keyboards, madly whispering to the screen, repeating their words back to themselves. Yes, it looks kooky and co-workers may become alarmed. But effective writers don't care. They do it because it works.

語言不僅僅是意義，這也是樂品。最有效率的作家往往被發現坐在電腦鍵盤前，瘋狂對屏幕呢喃耳語，對他們重複自己的話。是的，這看起來古怪而他的同事可能會感到震驚。但是，有效率的作家不關心。他們之所以這樣做，是因為它有效。

A former daily newspaper editor, Daphne Gray-Grant is a writing and editing coach and the author of 8½ Steps to Writing Faster, Better. She offers a free weekly newsletter on her Web site the Publication Coach. This story first appeared on PR Daily in August 2011. 

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