In our writing class we have been discussing how to make time for our writing.  I’m guilty of putting my writing on the back burner and making time for idleness, TV, twittering, anything but my writing.

I know many people who have changed their lives to become writers and do anything but write.

What can you do?

Put writing time on your calendar. You schedule your doctor appointments, play time for your kids why not schedule writing time? Start simply- 5 minutes to start and then up it until you at least have 30 minutes of writing time a day.

Make it fun.  Writing doesn’t always have to be serious. Make it fun. Go out and observe people and create characters from what you observe. Or spend some time with a bunch of kids and make ups stories with them. Let them take the lead on the stories and see what they come up with.

Get a buddy. I have had writing buddies over the years. You pair up with a writer friend and write together.  You can give yourself exercises to do such as timed writing or writing prompts.

Get writing. Do what you can to carve out writing time even if you are just writing on the line at the bank.  Just do it.