I used to subscribe to a UK writing magazine (I think it was called ‘Writing Magazine’), and it had an ongoing series called “My Writing Day.”
The series was interviews with successful writers about their lives and how they structured their writing time.
Some writers wrote every day, while others wrote in writing sprints for a day or two or a week or more, and they talked about what time of day they wrote and where they wrote. I always found it so interesting.
But I did notice that the way they described their lives sounded somewhat simple and predictable, making it easy to fit in plenty of time to write.
My life always seems somewhat chaotic with unexpected things happening all the time, no matter how much I try to plan and schedule my days.But I do learn a lot by reading about how other writers work. One thing I did learn was to not try and be like any of them. We all have to do things our own way.
What else I’ve learned over time is:
- Not to try and force things to happen, just let them happen, and they will.
- To know how I feel about things in my life.
- To only do things that are fun.
Fun doesn’t mean only leisure activities. It can be renovating a house, working in the garden, or even cleaning the car. I love the satisfaction I get from working on big projects, so it makes them fun to do.
And this carries over into my writing. I only want to write things I love to write about. This makes it fun, keeps up my enthusiasm to do it, and makes my writing more authentic.
If you pay attention to what you love doing, it’s easy to love your life, be your authentic self, and enjoy what you do.
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