Writing Routine (Author Tool Box Blog Hop)
I have decided to write a post on writing routines because I don’t currently have one. Yep, nada. I guess I should have titled this post ‘No Writing Routine’.
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I understand the benefits of writing routines and training the brain to know ‘this is writing time’, but sometimes, it’s just not possible. I have 2 children (one is 2), so my main priority is them and writing is something I fit in around them.
It is easy to say, ‘get up a little earlier’ or ‘go bed a little later’. My children have me up at 5.30am, and some nights, I am falling asleep on the sofa after I have put them to bed. Real life and being a mama wins every time because that is how I prioritise.
I used to beat myself up about not having a routine, but now, I realise that writing when I can and as often as I can is enough. As long as words are getting written, I can grab that 30 minutes when the toddler naps, or sit in the garden for 15 minutes when the kids are playing nicely together. I never know when these little pockets of time will arise, but as long as I make the most of them, I won’t have the guilt of not writing.
I guess this post is actually a ‘don’t be hard on yourself and write when you can’ post. You’re doing great whether you have a routine or you don’t.
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