“This is the magic of a writer’s routine. They automate decisions like when and where so that they become instinctual, saving that mental energy for the work. When they find the routine that works, they never break it.” -WritingRountines.com
I am not obsessed with my routine; I just use it to help me move forward one day at a time. I don’t prefer to take things one day at a time; I prefer to get it all done at once, but for the sake of my health and the lives around me, I’ve learned to take things at a nice pace. Even in writing, I had to learn to pace myself instead of just rushing to the ending. Developing my evening writing routine has literally been what got me from a blank page to 53k words. And that’s after deleting and rewriting two full-length screenplays I didn’t vibe with. Now I say this just to show I’ve progressed; it’s not about the number of words you write; it’s about telling the story. A writing routine give you the freedom to tell your story.
What’s your writing routine?
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