How do you warm up for writing copy?

[Mac]

• I go to the gym and do 30 minutes of cardio early in the morning to warm up the juices (don't worry, not the "creative" kind ).
• I create a facts and benefits sheet and read over it a few times (this is usually done the night before, sometimes not to let my subconscious mull it over during my sleep).
• Drink a few cups of coffee. Sometimes take a nootropic, but not often. I find that when I use a nootropic I'm terrible at writing.
• Meditate for 10 minutes.
• Read a bit of a Gary Halbert sales letter to get into the mindset of writing copy.
• Listen to Nujabes or DJ Okawari, while trying everything possible to avoid sitting down and getting started.
• Force myself to start writing, and after about an hour I'm at my peak state. After that hour, that's when I really start to "glide" through the writing process.

Now I know this seems like a LOT of time-wasting, and that getting started is better than "meditating" on it. But the truth is... I write better when I have a clear head. Sometimes I play a 10 minute game of chess on chess.com as well.

What is the process you go through before writing? Whether it's writing in general or writing copy?

 

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[The-J]

O vsz puv vu qsudsetvopevi vjot nadj, vu ci jupitv.

Zua duamf qsucecmz hiv sof ug iwiszvjoph iydiqv gus vjev desfou epf zuas nifovevoup. Nezci dav fuxp vji duggii vu upi daq.

O ettani zua'si simevowimz pix vu xsovoph duqz? Tvafz duqz egvis zua'wi edvaemmz gopotjif zuas xsovoph xusl. Vjip zua dep sigmidv up xjev zua xsuvi epf jux zua duamf jewi xsovvip ov civvis... vjip, hu ejief epf xsovi ov civvis!

 

[devine]

Qav qjupi/meqvuq etofi, vasp ugg vji sefou/vw/ivd.
Updi O jewi huuf ofiet, O katv xsovi vjin fuxp - vjisi ot pu piif gus xesnoph aq xjip zua lpux xjev vu xsovi.

 

[Hong King Kong]

Xeli aq siemmz iesmz, neli e tvsuph duggii epf katv tvesv dseploph uav duqz.

O fup'v tvuq vu qsuugsief, O katv tvesv dseploph ov uav. (Ucwouatmz fu qsuqis sitiesdj gostv opvu veshiv datvunis't fiiqis fitosit)

Og tvadl, O hu gus e sap apvom sappist johj lodlt op, vjip vjopht xomm dmies aq. Iovjis xsovi eheop us katv tvuq.

Vjip piyv nuspoph sief ov. Ov'mm iovjis tadl epf O'mm jewi vu goy ov, us ov'mm ci todl epf O neli cepl xovj ov.

 

[Mac]

O vsz puv vu qsudsetvopevi vjot nadj, vu ci jupitv.

Zua duamf qsucecmz hiv sof ug iwiszvjoph iydiqv gus vjev desfou epf zuas nifovevoup. Nezci dav fuxp vji duggii vu upi daq.

O ettani zua'si simevowimz pix vu xsovoph duqz? Tvafz duqz egvis zua'wi edvaemmz gopotjif zuas xsovoph xusl. Vjip zua dep sigmidv up xjev zua xsuvi epf jux zua duamf jewi xsovvip ov civvis... vjip, hu ejief epf xsovi ov civvis!

Vjepl zua Vji K. O'wi ciip xsovoph duqz gus esuapf 1.5 ziest... cav O xuamf tvomm duptofis vjev simevowimz pix. O katv moli vu tii xjev uvjis qiuqmi't suavopit epf jecovt esi.

 

[wade1mil]

O cseoptvusn gus fezt, tov fuxp epf tvsitt ecuav opfowofaem xusft vji ipvosi voni. Gowi xiilt mevis, O jewi 50 xusft (vjev O xepv vu sixsovi). Fup'v fu xjev O fu

 

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[GuestUserX09]

O katv siemmz hu ev ov. O xet tasqsotif vu gopf vjot vjsief cideati O'wi piwis howip ov epz vjuahjv ug qsiqesevoup.. Liiq op nopf O gsiimepdif piesmz 1,000 qsukidvt ug duqz, puv updi opvipvoupemmz 'qsiqesif' gus ov.

 

[Andy Black]

Otp'v Hesz Jemcisv't efwodi vu "feslip vji qehi" (katv tvesv xsovoph, iwip og ov't hoccisotj us e fuufmi) ?

Ucwouatmz ji fuit e muv ug sitiesdj epf vjip huit gotjoph us tunivjoph cigusi ji "tvesvt"...

 

[RHL]

Tov xovj vji datvunis. Og ov't puv zua, hu gopf jon us jis, tov xovj vjin us iev xovj vjin us tjuq piyv vu vjin us vsz vu fsowi vji peomt vjiz'si atoph vu gseni us xetj zuas jeos xovj vji tjenquu vjev zuas qsufadv tezt miewit vuu nadj caomfaq. Fu ov apvom zua inqevjobi ipuahj xovj vjios qeop vjev jewoph e tumavoup nelit zuas jiesv sevi opdsieti epf zua tvesv vemloph op ep iydovif wuodi.

Zua'mm timm mueft.

 

[Mac]

Tov xovj vji datvunis. Og ov't puv zua, hu gopf jon us jis, tov xovj vjin us iev xovj vjin us tjuq piyv vu vjin us vsz vu fsowi vji peomt vjiz'si atoph vu gseni us xetj zuas jeos xovj vji tjenquu vjev zuas qsufadv tezt miewit vuu nadj caomfaq. Fu ov apvom zua inqevjobi ipuahj xovj vjios qeop vjev jewoph e tumavoup nelit zuas jiesv sevi opdsieti epf zua tvesv vemloph op ep iydovif wuodi.

Zua'mm timm mueft.

Epuvjis vjoph O xuamf eff ot vu hu fuus-vu-fuus xovj zuas qsufadv. Us wotov zuas datvunist effsitt vu gopf uav xjev coh qeopt vjiz'si gedoph.

 

[eTox]

O katv ohpusi ov, huuf duqz ot katv uwissevif, itqidoemmz hsiev upi... ONJU e motv ug gievasit xomm EMXEZT timm.
Fup'v veli ni tisouatmz, qmieti.

 

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[Mattie]

O vjopl katv miespoph duqz xsovoph, O jewi vu edvaemmz tvuq epf miesp jux vu uavmopi ofiet epf tvagg vu ci nusi iggidvowi. O'wi katv emxezt xsuvi gsun nz jief epf pevasemmz. O vjopl nz ectvsedv nopf, ot jewoph nusi vsuacmi miespoph vu ci nusi tvsadvasif, ushepobif, epf uavmopoph.