Budgeting

16 June 2010 | Filed Under Tales from the Author's Desk 

Where has the time gone?

I feel like I’m constantly budgeting my time. Naturally, the less important stuff gets shunted to the side. Usually that includes my writing.

So here’s some advice I need to heed, and may also help those who also keep putting off your writing:

Write every day.

I know, easier said than done. But you don’t have to write a chapter. Heck, you don’t even have to write a page. Just write something.

A neat trick is to set a small goal. Say, 250 – 500 words. That’s a snap! A decent paragraph or two. If you’re having a particularly stressful day, you can write 250 words and call it quits. But if you get on a roll, and write a whole page – wow! Those 500 words are way behind you. Look how much you’ve accomplished!

Aren’t you glad you wrote today?

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