I have been reading lots of blogs about how to write in a busy world. In particular, how to finish that elusive first book - you know, the one you have been wanting to publish but haven't managed to tick all the boxes.
One of the tricks is to keep on writing every day - no matter what interruptions get in the way. One blogger suggests trying to find a minimum of an hour a day (in my case an hour every two days is more realistic) just to do a little bit of writing. To keep things flowing.
Check out this blog from Joanna Penn (one of the best author blogs around)http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2013/02/11/how-to-write-more-daily-writing-habit/
Joanna also talks about aiming for at least 1,000 words a day. But how can you manage that if you also have a day job, kids, etc?
My take is - an hour a day is better than nothing, but it is not enough... It is so much more satisfying to have a whole day to write. Those of us working full time, it may only be a day a week or a day a month, but a day is wonderful!
In desperation I took an annual leave day today to write - and it has been a relief to get back into it. I am getting so close to finishing the draft of the third book in my three-book series, and I have this strange idea that I want to finish all three drafts before I publish the first one. Make sure all the story links are finalised...
So back to today : Research in the morning and then 3,000 words this afternoon. It's a good start and I hope I'll be able to do it more often. In the meantime, I will try to stick to writing something every day - or re-writing and working on promotions. Surely I can squeeze in an hour after the kids are in bed? A bit at a time and we'll get there in the end!
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