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If you\u2019re having trouble establishing a writing habit, it may be because you don\u2019t think of yourself as a full-fledged writer. This may sound silly, but start calling yourself a writer. Even if you\u2019re not making that much yet, that doesn\u2019t matter. If you write then you\u2019re a writer.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been writing every day for several years, both as a full-time staff writer and as freelance on my own. Even when I was freelancing and working on my own site, I wasn\u2019t making much at first, but I still considered myself a writer.<\/p>\n
Identifying with the word \u201cwriter\u201d is the first step to creating a writing habit<\/a> that sticks. When we identify with a value we see in ourselves or that we want to see in ourselves.\u00a0 It gives our habits a more significant impact, a mental hack of sorts.<\/p>\n If you want to be a professional writer and make an income, having a goal and stating what the goal is necessary. But what drives success is setting up a system to support the goal. My goal was and has been to write and publish a blog post a day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> What you do each day is usually a reflection of your identity and personal lifestyle.<\/p>\n The behaviors you choose indicate the type of person you believe you are.<\/p>\n This is why it\u2019s important to pay attention to what we tell ourselves; subconsciously or consciously. You are a writer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Your system consists of how often you write, where you write, what time of day you write, how often you submit to publications, whether you take a class to get better at writing, when you edit and how you break down an article to make it clear and concise for your readers.<\/p>\n To be successful at writing, focus more on the system and not the goal.<\/p>\n I worked on dialing in my system for quite some time and still make tweaks to it, but the results are pretty amazing. I went from making nothing to making over $1,000 a month in passive income<\/a> on my blog. I’ve written several posts that have been picked up by larger brands, which has resulted in month-over-month increases in traffic to my site and revenue earnings. You have to implement a system to win at everything, even writing.<\/p>\n Find your particular topic. Everyone has something or many things that interest them, write about those topics.<\/p>\n Your readers will feel your passion when you write what you know or about something you want to know more about. Write a list of topics you know a lot about or want to know.<\/p>\n Some writers learn on the page. Meaning that they research a topic<\/a> they don\u2019t know anything about and learn it through reading and writing, then share what they learned with their readers. This is something you\u2019ll need to get used to if working for a marketing agency with multiple clients in different industries.<\/p>\nCall yourself a Writer<\/h2><\/div>
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Once you begin calling yourself a writer, you identify with it more strongly and start to own that lifestyle.<\/p>\nDevelop Your Writing System<\/h2><\/div>
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<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The System I Set Up To Become a Successful Writer<\/h2><\/div>
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Do The Following Every Day To Stay At The Top Of Your Writing Game<\/h2><\/div>
Topic Research<\/h3><\/div>