Writing Process

Time, time, time...never enough.

Some writers, who don't write full-time, are nonetheless dedicated to their writing--or strive to be--but find it difficult to get the time to write, to clear their heads from work, family, & the all the rest.

We ask our teachers...What advice would you have for them about the writing process under those circumstances?
 

Bill Donahue
Write when everyone else is sleeping. Seriously...Read more

Shanna Germain
Here’s my infomercial (just imagine me dressed in spandex and all hyped up, standing in front of a writing desk pumping my laptop and yelling these words): In just ten minutes a day, you can have ripped prose, well-toned tenses and strong sentences! Read more

Rebecca Koffman
It's useful to write when everybody else in your house is asleep. It's a secret space. Read more

Ariel Gore
Stop answering the phone. Change your email address. Kill your television. If you don't have a baby, have one. If you have a baby, get a sitter. Read more

Marc Acito
I wrote my first novel while working sixty hours a week at a soul-sucking sales job, plus writing a column. So I wrote that book in five-minute increments, at stop lights & sales calls. Read more

Kathleen Halme
Every experienced, publishing writer will probably advise setting aside a period of uninterrupted time to practice writing, even if it is one early hour before the demands of a new day push in. Read more

Liz Prato
It all depends on how you prioritize your writing. Read more 

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