Sabbatical Adventures begin . . .

Sabbatical Adventures begin . . .

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Writing Schedule

Although I am between projects---well, actually finishing up the details of one book and starting research for another---you might think that I do not write in this in-between time.  Not so!  I look upon my writing as my job.  I write everyday, whether it is a blog post, a section of a family legacy book that I am working on, or on my current book project.



I have always heard that writers should write everyday.  Recently I read in a magazine about a daily writing schedule, so thought I would write down my own schedule.

  9:00 am   Wake up, breakfast, read emails and news
10:00 am   Write
   Noon      Fix and eat lunch
  1:00 pm   Chores and errands if any or Write/read blogs/do research/go for a walk
  4:00 pm   Begin dinner prep
  5:00 pm   Dinner
  6:00 pm   TV news and relaxation
  7:00 pm   Write/read books/ TV or movies
10:00 pm    Bed time prep and read in bed
11:30 pm    lights out!

Note:  Notice how many times "write" or "read" is listed in my schedule!

Whether I rise at a different time, or go to sleep much later than 11:30  (because I am reading a great book!) my basic schedule stays the same.  It is my job to write and it must command much of my day!


3 comments:

  1. Congrats Linda!!! I'm so agree with you that you should write every day, even bad day writing better then not :) I do make art everyday ( sometimes it can be just a sketch) and now after 40 years of practicing it gives me no problem... so practicing makes perfect! Have a lovely weekend!!!

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  2. Wow - I can't imagine sleeping until 9! If you move to Hawaii you'll have to shift your scheduled a few hours. =p

    I think not looking at writing, art, etc as a 'job' is why so many people don't finish projects or feel like they aren't making headway. You really do have to think of it as a job! I like all the reading in your schedule - I haven't read nearly as much this year as I'd like (though I did finish a good book Thursday).

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  3. I always read a book in bed before I go to sleep. I also listen to books in my car and sometimes in my house when I'm doing something like cooking or tie dyeing.

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