It used to surprise me when someone would say, “How do you have time to do all of that writing?” Finally, it occurred to me where such people were coming from and I began responding by saying, “It’s what I do.”
Most people, when they peek in at a writer’s life, are using their own busy lives as a norm and they can’t imagine finding time to spend writing a book or numerous articles or stories for publication. What they fail to realize is that writers write. That’s how we spend our time. That’s what we do from morning ‘til dusk. If we hold down an outside job, we write during the early morning and/or late night hours—before and/or after work.
It would be like having a beloved hobby or interest that you love to pursue after work—hiking, biking or working out at the gym, building birdhouses, going out dancing or having a responsibility like caring for an elderly loved one or small children. It’s something you do when you can. You find a way to do it out of love or passion.
Even though there are millions of people writing these days, there are still a whole lot of people who still say, “I wish I had the time to write,” or “Someday, I am going to write my story.” And some of them will, but not all. Some people just can’t find a way to make writing a priority. Either the passion isn’t there, their life is already full—there’s no room for anything as intense as writing—or they cannot effectively prioritize.
Loafing on the couch after work or playing computer games is more appealing to some people than sitting down to a writing project. And that’s okay. It’s your life.
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