Writing Schedules to Try 🌸

Writing a novel is hard enough. But when you’re trying to balance writing, being a student, working, rest, and a social life, it can be overwhelming to figure out: how am I going to do all of this?

I wrote my debut novel when I was a full time college student, so I get it. There’s so much to do and so little time in the day. Here are three secrets to fitting in time to write:

👑 The Pomodoro Method

~ If you have lots to do, or struggle with paying attention, try writing for 25 minutes, then take a break for 5, then repeat. When I was a student, I would alternate my 25 minute sections between writing and doing homework, so I was making progress on both!

🦋 Divide your days up

~ Try and schedule your classes/work/homework so that you’re getting those responsibilities out of the way in the morning, and devote a different part of your day just for writing. Having this clear boundary of “It’s 5pm, it’s time to write” really helped me get into the mindset for writing and stay motivated

🖌 Devote specific days for just writing

~ Maybe it’s impossible to find the time or energy to write during the weekday, especially if you have classes or a job or other responsibilities. If that’s the case, devote a different day like the weekend purely for writing.

-- What time of day do you prefer to write?

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