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Writing and Time Management Go Hand in Hand
Are Writing and Time Management Synchronistically Intertwined?
I’m a writer. This means that ideas flow through my mind like water flows through a rushing river. It also means that if I don’t find an effective way to capture my thoughts and ideas and manage my time, every part of my life, including my writing will suffer. Writing and time management go hand in hand, in my experience. Let’s delve more deeply into what this looks like in your life.
If you’re anything like me, there are never enough hours in the day to write as much as you would like to. You can still write and publish as many articles, blog posts, full length books, and eBooks as you like to be successful as an author, if you learn how to manage your time well. I first learned about time management when I was in college. I wanted and needed to make time for classes, homework, a part-time job, a young family and some kind of a social life. Figuring out how to juggle so many things at once has helped me tremendously now that I write full time.
Figure out what time of day is best for you to write. Think of those as your “prime time” hours each day. I like to write several pages early in the morning. As a part of this morning routine, I also meditate and do some light stretching. This makes me feel like I am making…
