Learn to recognize days when it’s better not to write

You might be writing like me, every day. Or you might be writing only on the weekends, when you have time off work. Or maybe in the evenings. Or maybe sporadically, an hour here, an hour there. Regardless of your writing schedule, some days you’re so distracted by life that whatever you write won’t be any good.

Learn to spot those days (or hours) and take them off instead. And by “off” I don’t mean fill them up with other tasks, no. I mean, take them off to think about your story.

Spotting t...