If a writing routine sounds like drudgery, a bit of a chore, this video will change your mind!
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Hello my lovely writers, how are you?
I want to talk about habit and routine today. This is a subject that’s been on my mind and I’m conscious it’s not something everybody finds appealing or glamorous.
A writing routine, or schedule, is something I often talk about along with how it’s really imperative, particularly in the early days when we’re learning, to invite writing into our lives. We need regular time slots to form a writing habit and one of the easiest ways to do this is to schedule in the time to write.
Making habit sound more glamorous
But how can we make habit, scheduling and routine sound more glamorous? A little more exciting, a little more inviting? You can do this by not thinking of writing as a chore you’ve got to do and by not thinking of it as drudgery or something you must do like going to work.
Rather, a writing routine is something you are making space for so you can invite creativity in. If you create space to let creativity come in and do its thing, it will come in and do its thing.
But we’ve got to give it that space to do so. We’ve got to create a little ring around some time, a ring around some space. We need to take a breath and let the creativity come to us because it will come. I promise you the creativity will come if you allow it to.
The more time and space you ring fence for your writing and the more time you hold sacred for this in your week, the easier and the quicker that creativity will come.
Writing will become a habit
Writing will become this effortless habit and, even on those days where it feels like it’s going to be more challenging, you know you can do it because you’ve done it before.
You’ll have the evidence that you are a creative being, that when you do sit down and you do have thirty minutes to give over to your writing, even if you only write for fifteen of those, you’ve given yourself the breathing room you needed to get those words down on paper.
So, rather than thinking of routine and scheduling in your writing as drudgery or a chore, think of it as a luxury you get to have. A luxury and an experience you get to put into your week that feels good, fun and exciting.
Emma xx
Emma Dhesi
Emma Dhesi is a Certified Author Accelerator Book Coach and bestselling author who helps writers let go of perfectionism, self-doubt and writer's block through her signature programme, Unlock Your Creative Block.
She is the host of the YouTube Channel, Emma Dhesi, where she interviews debut and experienced authors alike.
Through her 1:1 coaching programme, Emma helps new authors start and finish their first novel.
Emma provides personal written feedback on their pages and guides them through the emotional rollercoaster that is writing a novel!
