Finding time to write is not always easy. Children, spouse, jobs, outside commitment all tend to take away from your manuscript. And well let’s face it, it’s a thing called life.

When you think about finding time, you may think, “Okay, I’m gonna knock out this 10000 word novel then go cook dinner. I don’t think that’s quite how it goes. Some people can get up in the morning, the very crack of dawn, before the world begins to turn. Some people find time at the end of the day. The world is quiet and everyone is asleep. Still others can find their moment in the middle of the day, the spouse is at work, the kids are at school and you the writer are in your writing lair with you adult beverage. All of these are great and if they work so much the better. I find that taking 10, 20 minutes a day to jot down what I’m feeling or thinking at the time help me to create a flow. Words put together form a sentence then a paragraph then a story.
An idea, a great character name, their POV, helps me to flesh out a story. It’s almost like a guideline.

In those minutes I can jot down a character description, a great encounter or even just a character name am I am on my way toward a great a story. In those quick 10 to 20 to 30 minutes you can build up enough so that when you do find your quiet moment you are not without material. And as you use that material the time becomes easier to find because now you have something to work from and you don’ have to sit and wait for inspiration to come to you giving your writing time more production.

Some people have no problem finding their writing time others not so easy. Whatever you find that works for you, telling your spouse in bed, “No not until I resolve this chapter” don’t have a spouse myself and not sure if this would work but hey…until you find your writing time try anything because the more you write the more you can accomplish.

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