THE RIGHT TO WRITE
Make a promise to yourself that you will
give your writing precedence whenever possible. It’s very, very easy to do
everything else on your list, and let the writing – which gives you a
sense of purpose and meaning – fall off the
edge.
This is one reason why writing first thing in the morning can be a
solution, even if you are not a morning person.
I'm a partial convert to 'morning pages' because I do like a lie-in, and living with teenagers is not conducive to a particularly rigid routine. (Staying up till three waiting for Teenage Daughter to come home can be an issue.) But Julia Cameron has lots of advice about this, and it's certainly a brilliant way of getting your creative juices flowing. Read The Right to Write if you want to find out more.
