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Writing well usually means writing in an uninterrupted fashion - without distractions. Avoiding or eliminating distractions when you’re writing takes some thought and planning.
Distractions come in two flavors, if you will. The most obvious are the interruptions that come from the outside. If you work at home these may include your kids, your spouse, the phone, the door bell, friends dropping in, email, the fax machine, instant messages, etc. At times the list seems endless. Even if you write in an office away from the home, many of these apply.
The other types of distractions are the internal ones. You know what I mean – the sudden need to wash the dishes or bake a cake, switching from writing to reading email or playing solitaire or petting a cat that shows near my keyboard. This list can go on and on as well, and often morphs into including the interruptions that come from outside.
Here’s what I do about the external distractions:
Turn off the phone Turn off the radio Ignore the door bell or tell whomever is there now is not the time. Train friends not to expect me to respond before noon. Train my kids not to interrupt unless the house was on fire – I made this work some of the time as they got older. Same thing with a spouse and/or other adults in the household.
Probably the best way to sum up how to avoid external distractions is to take a strong stand for my writing. Others will only respect my writing time if I do. Once they understand how serious I am and how important it truly is to me, most will work to support my efforts by leaving me alone during stated times.
Internal distractions are another matter altogether. Here the culprit is me. This is a matter of practice and self-discipline. Years ago, I started that discipline by going to a restaurant from 9-11 a.m. every weekday. Then came the time when I knew I could trust myself not to go back to bed. It’s helped to discover I write best in the morning.
But mostly it’s a matter of just not allowing myself to read the email, play the game, pet the cat, bake the cake, clean the house… at least until I get a stint of writing done. That might be a blog entry completed, or an hour spent editing or 1,000 words written. It does help to have something specific in mind. I also make good use of book ending.
These days I trust my writing process. I know I’ll get it done. That wasn’t true in the beginning and may not yet be true for you. You can get there though, I know it!
Write well and often, 
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译文:
如何在写作时避免分心？
写得顺手很多时候指写作时没被打断，也就是写作时没有分散注意力。如何在写作时避免或是消除分心，这就需要我们好好想想，并计划一下。
如果要分类的话，造成分心的原因有两种。最明显的原因来自外界的干扰。如果你在家写作，这些外界干扰包括你的孩子，爱人，电话，门铃声，朋友拜访，电子邮件，传真机，短消息等。当然，在家里工作的外界干扰还远不止这些。就算不在家，你在办公室里写东西，这些干扰仍旧会使你分心。
另一部分造成分心的原因来自内部。 你应该会有这样的体会，比如你突然要去洗盘子或是去烤面包，来了一封邮件要读，一个人想玩局棋，或是你家的猫突然从键盘旁蹦出你会去抚摸它，这些都会使你停下写作。这些使你分心的因素举不胜举，而且和外部干扰因素交织在一起，使得你的写作无法进行下去。
以下是一些我应对外部干扰的措施：
关掉电话和收音机。如果外面有人按门铃就当没听见，或是直接告诉那人现在他来的不是时候。我和朋友声明我要到中午以后才能给他们回复。我告诉孩子除非房子着火否则不许打扰我（当我孩子长大一些后他们确实按我说的做了）。当然对待爱人和家里任何人都做了一样的“规矩”。
可能避免外部干扰的最好办法便是在自己写作时顽强抵御外部一切干扰。如果我自己能抵制干扰，全心投入写作的话，那么别人也会珍惜你的写作时间。一旦他们知道我是多么认真，完成手头上要写的东西对我是多么重要时，他们大多数人都会支持我，在我规定的工作时间里不打扰我。
避免内部干扰则和排除外部干扰不一样。在这种情况下，干扰因素是自己。要排除内部干扰需要个人有自制力以及不断练习。几年前，我为了训练自己的自制力，在每个工作日的早上9点到11点去一家餐厅。我一直保持这个习惯，直到把自己训练成不会在早上想睡觉为止。这样一来，我发现我在早上的写作状态是最好的。
避免内部干扰则和排除外部干扰不一样。在这种情况下，干扰因素是自己。要排除内部干扰需要个人有自制力以及不断练习。几年前，我为了训练自己的自制力，在每个工作日的早上9点到11点去一家餐厅。我一直保持这个习惯，直到把自己训练成不会在早上想睡觉为止。这样一来，我发现我在早上的写作状态是最好的。
近来我相信自己的写作方法开始起效了。我知道我会找到适合自己的方法的。这些方法对我一开始也并不奏效，或许对你也不一定起作用，但我相信你一定会找到最适合你的写作方法的。