Comments on: How Do You Maintain Your Writing Discipline?

By: BRMaycock

BRMaycock — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:48:45 +0000

It depends what I’m working on-if Im at a part of my story that excites me, then I can’t wait to get to night time to get started! On other days I make a plan of what I want to get done and tell myself if I don’t do it, then the story won’t get told!

By: Ria Stone

Ria Stone — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:47:15 +0000

I don’t have a pattern. I work on projects. Because I also need to do a lot of research for some projects, writing comes into play in stages. But, I keep a notebook with me always, even when I sleep, to capture my ideas. For example, one night I,woke up laughing. I had a dream about a comedy cooking show (and I can’t cook) and wrote down as much as I could remember. That story is in the projects pile. I publish articles, blog posts, reviews , etc. Just finished my first book,,Gina’s Dream, a project that had been in my pile for years. I was able to finish it because now I have more time to devote to longer works. I am constantly re prioritizing my projects. But, I treat my week like a work week. Most mornings, I go to my PC and work on projects and “quit” around 4:30 to focus on personal and social tasks.

By: Joyce Boahene

Joyce Boahene — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:58:49 +0000

Writing is my daily medicine. It gives expression to what is going on in my soul. Sometimes the only meaningful conversation that I can have at the moment is what what I am penning!

By: Nambozo

Nambozo — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:24:38 +0000

I write before the dawn breaks when my mind is virgin and clear. On other occasions, I write with only natural interruptions like rain, wind, dust.

By: Maia Caron

Maia Caron — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:32:24 +0000

The solitary aspect of writing and living in my characters’ heads keeps me in the chair. I also get up very early, so there’s not much else to do when it’s dark and my half of the world is sleeping.

By: Sandy Smith

Sandy Smith — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:03:28 +0000

Writing is my job. I show up and get it done. There are great days and there are not so great days, but I still show up. The key is to de-romanticize it. It’s just like any other career–if you skip work, you can’t be successful.

By: Linda Maye Adams

Linda Maye Adams — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:50:09 +0000

Just make an effort to write something every day, even if it’s only a paragraph. Grab wherever you can, even if it’s only 15 minutes (15 minutes is 250-300 words). I started my redraft on July 5, and I have 15K done. That’s from days where I did 300 words, and other days where I was over 1K.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:10:40 +0000

If I want to be taken seriously as a writer, I have to write seriously, as in discipline myself, stop procrastinating and put the hours in. That’s my motivation!

By: Jo Carroll

Jo Carroll — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:03:02 +0000

I try to write every day – but if Life gets in the way, then I don’t beat myself up. I write because I love it, and if I stop loving it I shall stop writing

By: Lorrie

Lorrie — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:26:02 +0000

I write, every day. Every morning, I wake up an hour before the rest of my family and set a goal between 500 and 1k words before they’re up. After they’re up, it’s getting the kids to school and me to work. I work parttime, and then come home in the afternoon, and, before bed that evening, have to make it to another goal.
It’s really about discipline, about making it a habit. The days I skip writing now feel wrong and uneasy, like forgetting to shower.