Forum: Writers


Subject: Finding Time To Write

deemarie opened this issue on Aug 24, 2005 ยท 14 posts


dialyn posted Wed, 24 August 2005 at 10:10 AM

Attached Link: http://flylady.net/

I have a small suggestion to make. It's not original with me, and I've suggested it before. Make an appointment with yourself everyday. Put it on your calendar. Do not schedule other things in that time slot. Make it as big a commitment as a doctor's appointment or a deadline. Then set your timer for 15 minutes. No more, no less. 15 minutes. Then write for 15 minutes. When the timer goes off, you have permission to stop writing. Do that for a week and I think you'll be surprised how much writing gets done. I'm doing the 15 minute rule to get my house cleaned (a major project I have going on this year) and I am amazed at how much I can get done in 15 minutes when I don't allow myself to get distracted off on anything else. I'm not doing much writing right now because I'm trying to get things straightened in my house and in my life in other areas, but I know you can get a lot accomplished in 15 minutes.