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5 great posts on finding time to write

March 27th, 2010

Time. A lack of time seems to be the bane of everyone’s lives. For those struggling to write, it’s one of the first and most vital problems to solve. Unless you give up the day job, carve out plenty of alone time away from your partner, freinds and kids, and maintain a healthy level of discipline, it’s a problem that’s not likely to ever get completely solved (even if you do manage all of those things, you still have to fit in time to promote yourself and your books). Read more…

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Taking advantage of unexpected free time

November 27th, 2009

I am currently waiting for my train to arrive. Time for a blog post. Read more…

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Keeping a routine

September 4th, 2009

Keeping a writing routine is hard. On the face of it, it’s easy – decide you want to do something and then do it. Then do it again, thenĀ  again, then again. But in practice, it’s something quite different. Read more…

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Time (keeps on slipping…)

February 12th, 2009

Time is one of my biggest enemies when it comes to writing. I would guess that this is probably true of most people struggling to getting in to writing. I dare say that I will return to this topic a few times.

I have a full-time job, and commute to work, which means that I am usually home around eight in the evening, and very brain-tired by that time (I couldn’t profess to being physically tired as I sit at a desk all day). I have a wife who likes to see as much of me as possible (and who could blame her?), so getting to close the door for a time and write can be problematic. Read more…

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