Daily Routines
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queenoftheskiesHow many of you have daily writing routines?
Do you devote time to your writing every day?
Do you write every day? Or is part of your writing routine devoted to plotting, planning, researching, note-taking, editing, revising, critiquing for critique groups, etc?
What do you consider to be a part of your routine?
Do you consider reading a part of your routine?
Do you have a set time you work on writing? Do you adhere to that time every day?
I don't think I have a "regular" writing routine. I don't have set times I write. I grab whatever opportunity is available.
Those of you who know me know that I make every possible effort to write each and EVERY day. I set goals for myself and I try to adhere to those goals as much as possible.
I consider many things to be part of writing. Plotting, planning, researching, editing, revising, note-taking, critiquing for others, reading. Anything that helps me grow and mature as a writer, I consider part of my writing.
However...NONE of that replaces the fact that I MUST generate actual words EACH and EVERY day.
If I'm not generating words, something is wrong.
I love words. I learn a lot with the other aspects of my writing routine, but the best way for me to learn ANYTHING is by actually DOING it.
So I write. Words. Every day (unless something is wrong). I set lofty goals to push myself. I'm unhappy without goals.
Goals are a part of my routine that help me generate the words necessary to grow.
And, over the course of each novel I've written, I can look back and actually see where I've grown and where I still need to make improvement. That knowledge is invaluable to me.
I couldn't do that without my words.
And, at the same time, I couldn't do without the other aspects of my writing routine as well. Some of them, I am unable to do every day because of time constraints and real life.
But, what I can't do every day, I try to work into the weekends for sure.
Because I think it takes all the pieces to grow as a writer. For ME to grow as a writer.
Everyone else is different and has their own needs.
What are your needs? What's your routine?
Do you devote time to your writing every day?
Do you write every day? Or is part of your writing routine devoted to plotting, planning, researching, note-taking, editing, revising, critiquing for critique groups, etc?
What do you consider to be a part of your routine?
Do you consider reading a part of your routine?
Do you have a set time you work on writing? Do you adhere to that time every day?
I don't think I have a "regular" writing routine. I don't have set times I write. I grab whatever opportunity is available.
Those of you who know me know that I make every possible effort to write each and EVERY day. I set goals for myself and I try to adhere to those goals as much as possible.
I consider many things to be part of writing. Plotting, planning, researching, editing, revising, note-taking, critiquing for others, reading. Anything that helps me grow and mature as a writer, I consider part of my writing.
However...NONE of that replaces the fact that I MUST generate actual words EACH and EVERY day.
If I'm not generating words, something is wrong.
I love words. I learn a lot with the other aspects of my writing routine, but the best way for me to learn ANYTHING is by actually DOING it.
So I write. Words. Every day (unless something is wrong). I set lofty goals to push myself. I'm unhappy without goals.
Goals are a part of my routine that help me generate the words necessary to grow.
And, over the course of each novel I've written, I can look back and actually see where I've grown and where I still need to make improvement. That knowledge is invaluable to me.
I couldn't do that without my words.
And, at the same time, I couldn't do without the other aspects of my writing routine as well. Some of them, I am unable to do every day because of time constraints and real life.
But, what I can't do every day, I try to work into the weekends for sure.
Because I think it takes all the pieces to grow as a writer. For ME to grow as a writer.
Everyone else is different and has their own needs.
What are your needs? What's your routine?
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