Getting Into the Habit

We need to get into the habit of writing. This blog has become my habit. I set aside time every day to write something. Hopefully, what I write helps me and those who read it.

If we can set aside the same time every day to write, this is even better! Maybe we have an hour after the kids are in bed to ourselves. Maybe there's a half hour in the morning before we need to leave for work. It doesn't matter when it is, just "schedule" that time for writing.

This allows us to prepare for the writing session. We mentally run through ideas for that next session with pen and paper or in front of the computer. Maybe you can even use the time you spend in the shower to think specifically about our writing. It doesn't matter as long as we do it. Think. Write.

Of course, life never works out the way we plan. One of the kids will be sick and won't stay in bed or we oversleep. It happens. This is your writing and your schedule. It is flexible. Maybe the best we can do today is jot down a few notes to consider tomorrow. That's okay.

I just think that if we plan to write every day (see that word popping up again? plan), we are more likely to do so. If we have something of a schedule, we are more prepared to use that time well. Remember, we won't be writing earth-shattering pieces every time we write, but if we're serious about writing, make it part of our everyday lives.