Today's post is from womagwriter Lisa Macgregor.
As I sit at the kitchen table with my
laptop in front of me (plus tea and biscuits of course) about to
start a day of writing, I suddenly find myself wondering about the
routines of my fellow womag writers and how you all like to plan your
day.
Like many people I enjoy the discipline
that having a routine can bring. But when you are a writer at home by
yourself, with no company timetable to adhere to or a boss keeping a
beady eye on you and threatening to stop your wages, it's hard to
remain focussed and know how best to juggle what needs to be done.
For example, I normally spend my days
writing short stories for magazines. However this year I have decided
I would like to tackle a novel, which feels like a mammoth task,
especially as I want to continue with the short stories as well. So
I'm wondering how best to divide my time so that I don't get
distracted and start jumping between the two tasks and not
accomplishing anything.
Are you juggling writing short stories
with writing a novel? Or are you juggling a full time / part time job
with catching a few hours writing late at night or early morning?
I'd love to hear about your writing
routines. Maybe you have some good tips to share? And if anyone knows
how best to avoid the biscuit tin and slip some much needed exercise
into the day please let me know as I'm developing a bad case of
writers bottom!
