Mia Paige (Semi-Hiatus but almost done!) asked Sumayyah Akhoon:

hiiii bestie! how much do you write a day? and how do you balance writing and your personal life?

Sumayyah Akhoon Hiiiiii Mia!!! Such a good question, and a tough one too, because i haven’t been writing recently 😅, BUT when I was writing, I would try to do it every day. I aimed for around 30 mins to an hour a day. I didn’t always get loads done, but I’d set really small goals, like 100 words a day, just so I kept making progress. I used to write every day if I could, or mostly on weekends when I had more time. I was super motivated by certain scenes I needed to get to, like if one was stuck in my head, I had to write my way there, which helped a lot.

As for balancing writing with personal life, honestly the biggest thing that helped me was keeping it low pressure. I didn’t force myself to write lots every single day, but I made space for it when I could. I treated writing like something I WANTED to do, not something I HAD to do. That mindset made it way easier to balance with everything else going on.

So I'd say try setting small, realistic goals. U don’t need to write lots every day, just focus on showing up consistently. Even tiny progress is still progress, and it adds up more than u'd think. Good luck!! :)

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