Yes. Number 4 "Do give the work a name as quickly as possible."

I absolutely do this. By naming my work, I start setting boundaries in this new "world." As soon as I have a title, ideas start growing within these boundaries, and more importantly, ideas that don't belong in this new "world" are eliminated. Those eliminated ideas can grow somewhere else, perhaps, but they fall under another concept or title.

I tend to work on multiple projects at once, so for me it's important to be able to separate them in my mind. By naming each project I am able to put restrictions on each one of what that "world" can contain.

This doesn't mean that the title could eventually change. Of course it could if I find something more suitable along the way, but even a working title should evoke a unique feeling that will transport me to that particular "world."

#1 gives me pause, because I usually use an author's photo for my computer wallpaper, according to whose birthday it is (it's Beatrix Potter today.) But it's not on my actual desk, so...

In terms of restricting your browsing, I certainly agree with that one. Actually I've come to believe that reading blogs and commenting on them is one of the very worst things you can do if you're a writer, because it takes away some of your "juice," the need to express and be read. I won't stop though, I'll just try not to go online or comment until I've done my pages! Until then, no going online unless it's for research for the screenplay.

6 No thesaurus, just slows you down, can wait until revisions, after you got an underpinning for the whole thing that works, lives, breathes.

Final Draft looks so final, all those crisp letters and pretty words, so tempting to make each sentence sing, get each word just right, but it's only the first wash of a painting until you're in rewrite mode. And simpler always better, in every context, esp words.

@Teddy: I'm big on titles, but that should never slow down the story-crafting process. I've seen plenty of pitches, even spec scripts that sell without a title. Besides chances are good the studio will grab some hit song from the past and swap out your title for that as part of their marketing scheme.

@DeafEars: As it says in the Book of Ecclesiastes, "To everything turn, turn, turn. There is a season. And a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to browse the Web, a time to shut the damn browser down." That's why I love the Pomodoro approach, work in 30 minute chunks, 5 to catch up on news, then back to another 30 minutes (note: that's only when I'm blogging, writing lectures, drafting feedback; when I'm writing a book or script, I work in 2-3 hour blocks).

@Atlanta: In theory I totally agree with you: Save the thesaurus for final edits. And yet... one of my favorite activities is to review the pages of my drafts at night, and go over them and over them and over them, including thesaurus. Danger that I become too attached to what I've written, but I've become less patient with sloppy writing, even during first draft process. Probably because of blogging. I whip out most of my posts first draft, but I'm much more mindful of what I write because sometimes due to time pressure, a first draft is all I can manage.

Finally this: Why do I find it so interesting to talk about the process of writing? I'm always intrigued by how other writers operate. Maybe I'm looking for some secret formula. Or use talking about writing to avoid actual writing!

@Scott - For me it doesn't slow down the story-crafting process, it kick starts it. And hey, if I sell a spec, the studio can put any damn title they want on it, especially if it's a hit song from the past.

@Teddy: If a title gets your mojo working, by all means find a title! I'm remembering a script years ago that sold called "Boy Rents Girl." Clever premise: Nerdy guy rents hot, cool girl to elevate his status in high school. They made the movie with Patrick Dempsey in the lead, then got the rights to "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles, and the rest is history. It's a fine little 80s comedy.

Finally this: Why do I find it so interesting to talk about the process of writing? I'm always intrigued by how other writers operate. Maybe I'm looking for some secret formula. Or use talking about writing to avoid actual writing!

If you're still looking for the "secret formula", then I'm really screwed...

As for myself and your last sentence: yes!

@RonC: Here's my take on the secret formula.

There is no secret formula.

Every writer has to find their own way.

Like a certain well-known bombastic screenwriting guru, I do believe there are key principles related to the craft.

And there are also certain helpful to the point of almost being essential practices.

But then the writer has to find their own magic, creativity, commitment, passion, drive and persistence to make it happen.

That said, I still like this mantra:

Read scripts.
Watch movies.
Write pages.

That's the yellow brick road that can lead to a writer's Oz.

@Scott, thanks for your feedback. Harry Callahan with the keyboard, that's the picture that comes to mind, re you nailing first drafts. Maybe in 9,500 writing hours or so (if Malcolm Gladwell is right), I'll be that fast with my initial draw. Until then, I need to reign in my thesaurus-love (has been harder to learn than minimal parentheticals (impolite to actor) and no camera direction (even if seems more efficient and clear, impolite to director).

I'll have new schedule soon, may well institute two hour writing sprints vs "I'll write all day!" (I suspect, considering vagaries of life, I'll actually get more done that way).

So while i'm writing I take really long...constantly rewriting even things like scene descriptions to sound better. But does the point about just busting out pages until page 50 mean I should just write and worry about quality later? Should I not be scrutinizing so much and just get it down or should I do what I'm doing and do the best I can first, then go back again later still?

@Yasmeen: First my standard caveat:

There is no right way to write.

Every writer is different.
Every story is different.

I present all these 'rules' and pieces of advice merely as fodder for GITS readers as who knows, perhaps one bit of wisdom could transform the way you approach the craft.

Per your question: I think that is precisely what the author means. For 50 pages, just cut loose and don't worry about details of your writing style, spelling, grammar, all that 'left-brain' stuff. Rather just let the writing carry you into the soul / heart of your story. After about 50 pages, then you can start to wrangle things on the quality front.

That may work for you. May not. Maybe it will on this story. But not that.

However it is an interesting thought.

If it totally foreign to your current writing style, you can choose to ignore it. Or maybe try it once to see how it feels.

Whatever it takes to engender your writing.