Sometimes, amid the hectic day-to-day lifestyle that’s common for most of us, it can be difficult to find the time to write. Even if we write for a living, there are many other events, appointments, and tasks we need to do on an average day. Writing tends to be pushed to the side to make room for everything else. A great way to help combat the issue of not having time to write is to use a planner.
Read MoreOutlining is more than just a tool for writing essays in school...As it turns out, if we have a basic outline or skeleton for our project, a lot of the work is already done when we sit down to write.
Read MoreI’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, but I love goals and learning to take small steps toward consistent new habits....What better time to start learning than a fresh new year? Writing habits can prove a little tricky, though! In our busy lives, time for creative work often feels like a luxury or some unattainable “perfect world” situation.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again: the holidays... There are many stressors and many personal joys getting put aside for the sake of preparing for the holidays...It might feel like our writing is at the bottom of our list of “important” things, but the reality is that our creativity and writing does matter to our daily lives.
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Most of us feel busy. Because of the popular messaging to keep “grinding” and “side hustling,” it can be hard as a writer to find time to spend on actually doing what we love. Not just writing for business or work or a client, but writing creatively on our books, poetry, essays - whatever it is that we write because we love it.
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For many of us, this month marks 5 months since we’ve been at home due to the pandemic. Whether it’s because we were furloughed or laid off from our jobs, or simply working at home - it’s been a minute since things have been “normal” or the version of normal we had before COVID-19. During this time, there has been such a surge in online learning, not just for kiddos who had to switch to eLearning to finish out the year, but for adults, too!
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It’s the time again where many of us are thinking about the back to school season. Whether you’re a teacher, parent, or student, school is on the mind. Even if you’re not any of these roles, you’ve probably seen the back to school section growing in the grocery and office supply stores - maybe getting some office supplies while they’re on sale. This year is different because everything is uncertain. It’s a great time to talk about accountability because so many of us are already in the mindset of figuring out what we have to do and what we’re responsible for (even those of us with fur babies rather than human babies).
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While the whole world has been at home for 5 months, our priorities have shifted, to say the least. We’re living in a different world than we did at the beginning of this year, so it makes sense that we might need to adjust our goals now so we can finish out the year with some semblance of sanity. At least that’s how I feel at this point. How do you feel? Are you ready to think about how to set achievable goals for the rest of this year? Heck, maybe even the rest of this month?
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We’ve been social distancing for what seems like forever, and for many of us, that has meant more (or less) time for writing. For some of us, we have felt encouraged and inspired to dive into our writing, but for some of us staying motivated to write has been an uphill battle.
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