Writing Myths: Real Writers Write Every Day

by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig

This is a myth I’ll quickly debunk. It annoys me when writers say there’s only one way to do things correctly.

And I am a writer who writes daily.

However, there are many very effective ways to get your writing goals met. What are goals? They can be measured in time spent at a task, project-specific progress (half a chapter completed, a section of an outline finished), or in words. There is no right way to set a goal. If one type of goal doesn’t work for you, you can try setting another type of goal.

Whatever works best for you is the best option . . . always. If a daily goal is impossible or causing a lot of stress, a weekly or bi-weekly goal works just as well. As I’ve mentioned here before, it’s often more important to have consistency than it is to have a large, impressive goal. Better to have a checkmark on your calendar that you’ve completed your weekly goal than to have a bunch of missed days for a daily goal.

Plus, you don’t have to be picky about what constitutes writing. If you’re working on necessary research, it’s writing. If you’re outlining or revising, it’s writing. It’s all part of the process.

How often do you write? What do your goals look like?

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