Write More by Writing Less

How tiny writing breaks can lead to greater focus, more words, and better books

Recently, I’ve been running a survey among my author friends. I was surprised to learn that the biggest barrier to writing more wasn’t lack of time, but being unable to write when they did have the time.

Back pain, eye problems, and headaches were high on the one list of reasons, of course. No surprise there, but what was surprising was that nearly everyone in pain also ranked lack of focus, fatigue, and brain fo...