BUTTON METHOD FOR WRITERS
By Natalie Bright
The Button Method for Writers combines the psychology of a creative mind along with plain ole common sense, and is easy to implement. It’s guaranteed that you will experience an unbelievable increase in productivity and quality of work.
The Button Method is best explained like this:
1. Butt-On Chair
2. Write
The more you do, the better you become at the doing. Isn’t that true with almost every career? I heard the Butt-on tip early as a newbie writer, but honestly I haven’t always applied the method.
Two of my writerly friends have, and they are a source of great inspiration for me. Linda Broday and Jodi Thomas are both New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors. They’re currently writing series; Linda for Sourcebooks and Jodi for HQN. By writing, I do mean they’re ALWAYS writing. They both have set times every day, and rarely waiver from that schedule. They both practice extreme self-discipline.
I asked Linda one time how she manages to keep pushing herself, and she told me that when she’s writing, it’s the time she feels the most calm and relaxed. For her, social media and crafting blogs creates more anxiety than disappearing into her fictional world.
Jodi fell several years back and injured her wrist. During that same time, I twisted my ankle. We met for lunch and exchanged details and sympathies. Jodi says,” I asked the doctor to set my cast in a different way, because if I prop my arm on pillows I can still type with the tips of my fingers.”
I had planned to head home for aspirin and to prop my foot on pillows. Jodi went home to write.
Butt-On is the key.
Writing Benediction: Focus on the pure joy of crafting stories with words.
Wordsmith Six 
Hi Nat, thanks for the mention. I found early on that discipline is the only way to achieve my goals. I learned to approach writing as a business with a set time to begin. I punch a time clock –the one that’s in my head, I really do hate social media. I hate it with a passion. One reason is that it’s a time-suck. But I know it’s important so I do my best to stay tuned in. I don’t always succeed though. I love the writing part and immersing myself in another world with people I think of as family. From speaking very often with Jodi, I know she shares my feelings about the subject. She’s always been my hero and the one I’ve always looked up to. So, now I’m off to write. My story is calling me. I need to kill some bad guys.