by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
I’m one of those writers who is an everyday kind of writer. Creating habits isn’t easy for me—once I’ve
formed one, I have to repeat it every single day to keep it. And writing is like using a muscle…I’ve found
my writing gets flabby if it’s not regularly exercised. I make the time. It’s
way too hard for me to pick up a train of thought, the voice, that story rhythm
if I don’t write daily. It’s tough to get back into the story.
I’ve squeezed writing into completely
impossible days. I write at 5 a.m. I write in carpool lines. I write in doctor's
office waiting rooms. I come up with dialogue while doing yard work. I’ve written while eating lunch. I’ve sacrificed sleep to write. I’ve written
while traveling. I always make my deadlines. Whatever I need to do to hit those 3.5 pages a day, I'll do it. If life goes to hell, I'm flexible--I'll write when it's not my favorite time of the day.
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