Writing comes first, everything else comes second

Every day I hear from some writer or other, “I wish I had more time to write.” I’m always tempted to ask, “Are you telling me, you’re not in control of your time? Then who is, and why did you give them control? It’s your life, isn’t it?”

Your time is in your hands. The choices you’ve made that make you too busy to write are THE CHOICES YOU’VE MADE. Note the word “YOU” in here. YOU are the one responsible for your time and how you spend it, even when the circumstances are beyond your control...