Kourtney Bradley
asked
Jessica Strawser:
How do you balance your writing time, and what do you do when you come across a "writer's block?"
Jessica Strawser
For the past several years, I've been writing late into the nights, after spending the workday full-time at the Writer's Digest editor's desk and every other waking hour focused on my family (my children are now 3 and 6). It's definitely a balancing act, and the important thing is to stay disciplined and committed -- and to sit down at the keyboard whether or not you're feeling "blocked." (I think forward momentum is the absolute best way to combat those dreaded sticking points.) Carving out that time on a consistent basis means saying no to a lot of things you'd rather say yes to, but the payoff is well worth it in the end!
Just last month I scaled back my role at the magazine to an editor-at-large title, so I'm actually in the process of rebalancing my entire routine now, and beyond grateful to have the opportunity to do so.
Just last month I scaled back my role at the magazine to an editor-at-large title, so I'm actually in the process of rebalancing my entire routine now, and beyond grateful to have the opportunity to do so.
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