I didn’t write yesterday. I could not find one iota of a pocket of time to put words down on the page. I did not shout into the void, nor build up a world where the reader can escape from our chaotic world.
I did not write yesterday. I did not throw words onto the page to see what sticks. I did not bend and twist the English language to tell a tale I can be proud of.
I did not write yesterday, so I did my best to make sure I wrote today.
Most of us who call ourselves writers are often more than just writers. We have day jobs, hobbies, families, pets, and probably a thousand possibilities for distraction every second of every day. Sometimes, writing can seem impossible.
This last month, I wrote for Camp NaNoWriMo and for the first two thirds of the month, I struggled. I was thousands of words behind on my goals and writing wasn’t working, so I found time and I made it work.
How I did that was to Make Writing Work For Me (not the other way around).
Making writing work for you is possible when you do what is best for you.
For instance, I knew I had signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo with one project, but I knew I needed to finish a draft of a novel, so I tried working on both, but it wasn’t working, so I put one aside and worked until I finished the draft.
Another way you can make writing work for you is to follow what advice works for you best.
There is all kinds of writing advice out there for new writers, and honestly not all of it is the greatest. If you can write every day AND stay focused on one project for long periods of time AND make a writing schedule AND everything else that is popular writing advice, good for you! I’ve tried it, and I’ve beat myself up when I can’t do it, and that only makes writing seem more like a chore.
Sometimes I follow the advice, and sometimes I don’t. That’s how I make writing work for me.
Writing should be fun! It’s your writing craft, so make it work for you.
