Can you believe that summer is almost here? It seems to me that summer is one of the more difficult times for writers to write. We're challenged by children being home from school, trying to adhere to a schedule that is now constantly changing, and the commitment to write flies out the window. But it doesn't have to. Here are a few suggestions to help keep you on track:
~Take a journal with you on vacation...make writing fun--write at the beach, in the hotel room, overlooking the ocean, while having a glass of wine in the evening
~Write before the kids get up/after they go to bed/take naps
~Go out for a cup of iced coffee and write
~Looking for a quiet place? Go to the library
~Write when the kids are on a play date
~Got an extra ten minutes? You can get a lot of writing done in ten minutes!
~Instead of browsing the internet, watching T.V., texting, or making that phone call you really don't need to make--write!
One of the things I've learned over the years is that if you wait for you muse to find its way out of its shell, you might wait forever! Go, get to it. Don't let time be the issue. Just grab a pen, paper and yourself--and write!
Here's a few prompts that might help:
I'll never...
I'm so jealous about ...
On the second day ...
It turns out that ...
It was just about ten years ago ...
Get creative, write write write! Have fun :)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
You're so right about making time to write! My memoir teacher's email address is p.justwriteitdown@... Carving out time to write is sometimes difficult, but oh so valuable.
ReplyDelete