I’m chaotic when it comes to daily tasks, generating ideas, and writing. It’s a constant battle in a world seeking order. My writing strategies are no different. I’ve used many writing tools and techniques throughout the years with successes and failures. Here are some of them.

Writing Tools:

• Wooden pencils (Blackwing, Musgrave, Tomo 100, USA Gold, and USA Titanium)

• Pens (UniOne, Zebra)

• Notebooks (Decomposition, Mead, and Moleskine)

• Electronics (Laptops, Smartphones, Typewriters, and Freewrite (ugh!))

• Apps (Apple Pages, DeepSeek, iA Writer, LibreOffice, Scrivener, and UpNote)

Writing Strategies:

• Longhand writing first before typing (My go-to)

• Outlining (With AI, it’s easier)

• Pantser (Always have been)

Even though I always prefer writing on paper, the past few years I’ve adopted my writing strategies from writers such as Robert Caro, Scott Scheper, and others and refined my techniques. And it works for me. So, what is my actual writing strategy?

I’ll first write longhand on a notebook (preferably on Decomposition notebooks) with pencil. I can focus solely on writing without any electronic distractions. Then, I’ll type what I’ve written on my laptop (usually on LibreOffice) or phone (UpNote). Writings larger than a blog post (notebook then the WriteFreely app) I’ll print it out, edit and proofread, and type out the final draft before publishing. It sounds simple but the key is consistency.

Is your writing method similar to mine? If not, how do you do your writing? Let me know.

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