Brian Foley writes:

Absolutely great video. This one was the best so far. I will get my ritual down today, and follow it.

Brian (a.k.a. Professor Homunculus at MathMojo.com )

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Coach Debbie writes:

Great video and very informative. I was able to spot a clog in my writing!

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Chris Kent Blog writes:

Fantastic video!

The challenge idea is a great one.

Chris

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Jon Bone writes:

I agree guys, great video, good challenge !

Jon Bone

October 15, 2010 at 1:37 AM

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Herman writes:

My morning article writing ritual has been suffering lately due to distractions. Thanks for reminding me to get back on track setting deadlines even when not motivated.

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Eamon Greville writes:

Thanks – greta advice.

Two further tips from personal experience

1) “attitude is all: get into the right frame of mind to facilitate writing

2) Posture – Be comfortable when you write, but not too comfortable! How we sit ( some write standing up!) does influence our writing.

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Chris Stanton-Cook writes:

Great tips Eamon

Charlie Brown (C Schultz cartoonist character) once said “It’s so hard to be depressed when you stand up straight with your head held high”.

Our posture affects our state of mind and if you want to change your state of mind then change your posture.

Have a great one today too and onwards.

Chris S-C

July 28, 2010 at 7:12 PM

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Laura Fabiani writes:

Well done and practical video! It’s so true that deadlines help a writer stay motivated and focused. My writing ritual changes with my circumstances (kids home on summer break) but I am itching to get it down pact. Thanks for these good reminders!

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Scott Love writes:

What a great way to communicate! I was cracking up at Gary’s voice.

The ritual is critical. I am fairly new and I find that I can get in the zone much easier if I do the same things.

I’ll have to go back and review the other videos I missed.

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Pauline Fredrickson writes:

Thanks for the hints and reminders. My writing is being thrown on the backburner lately. I really appreciate the help in being consistent.

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Chris Stanton-Cook writes:

I haven’t had a chance to watch the videos yet but if you’re having trouble with motivation to get into your writing ritual then learn how to anchor motivation to the task.
Any hypnotherapist or NLP practitioner can show you how to do this and you can be motivated whenever you want.
So much of our lives are run from patterns and anchors that trigger behaviour why not learn to use them to your advantage.

Happy writing everyone.

Chris

p.s. These marketing and writing insights are fantastic – Thank you.

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Mary Jane Hurley Brant writes:

This was an irresistible invitation to get into your personal writing ritual and crank out those things you know you like to write about. I try and encourage people even if I am a grief specialist.

I loved the playfulness of this presentation, Marc. It was so clever using Gary to engage the kid in all of us.

Here’s writing for you, Kid.

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

Thanks, Mary Jane. I’m glad to hear those videos are as much fun to watch as they are to produce! :)

July 30, 2010 at 11:50 AM

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Geoff writes:

‘Writing rituals’ That’s a good one. Enjoyed the video, though I still find the habit of regular writing difficult to stick to.

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Mahmud Awad writes:

Very enlightening, motivation is certainly the key factor. There is a need for consistency which sometimes is difficult to achieve.

Thanks for the videos.

Cheers!

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Oliver writes:

Find my own obsticles and form a good routing. This is exactly what I need as a new author.Thank you!

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Miriam writes:

Hi Marc,

Thanks for this really creative video. This is what I call video and it’s inspiring and motivating at the same time!
I hesitated a little bit to open it as I was thinking of another ‘slide-show’, but as the content actual is my theme, curiosity was greater than adversity.

As I’m a great friend of being organized, due to my offline work there are times when I can’t follow a schedule.

Once lost the ‘read thread’ it’s difficult to come back :( – So your video helps to re-organize myself.

Thanks.

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Charlene Dick writes:

Thank you – you and Gary always make me laugh so much! How motivating is that…

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Matt writes:

Cheers for the ideas.

I watched this while trying to drum up some enthusiasm to get started on an article today. Often I listen to some fast paced music to get me buzzing (and it speeds up my workflow).

Suddenly realised what this meant. Thanks a bunch.

Now, where’s my itunes at…

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Chris Kent Blog writes:

Hey Matt,

That’s what I’m doing right now.

Listening to some punk, gets me writing fast! Soon I’ll be submitting my next batch of articles to EzineArticles :D

Chris

August 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM

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Jason writes:

The ritual part is hard to establish – kinda like trying to quit a bad habit – but once you nail it down it really works. What helps me a lot is to write first thing in the morning, THEN get online to check out my sites and email.

Do what’s most important first, then the other stuff.

Thanks for sharing your tips!

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Fillmore writes:

I know this is late but I’d really like to thank you for this article.. I run into problems after a few paragraphs when writing for my blog and hopefully this will help me out a litle.

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