How a yearly writing goal can give you more flexibility than a daily one

Write every day.

That’s the mantra you hear from just about every writing adviser online and off. And I agree that writing every day can be incredibly helpful to your productivity and creativity. It would be ideal if we could all write every day… but it’s not always possible.

For years I beat myself up because, working several jobs with a long commute, I often didn’t get the chance to write every day. Or, if I did manage the daily words, it was at the expense of sleep, something I was getting p...