by Ali | May 18, 2023 | Time
How Long Does it Take to Write 1000 Words? This post was first published in April 2020 and updated in May 2023. Whether you’re working on a novel, blog post, academic essay, or any other big project, it’s really helpful to know roughly how long it takes to write 1000...
by Ali | Mar 24, 2023 | Time
Four Powerful Ways to Protect Your Writing Time (From Yourself and From Other People) You almost certainly don’t have all day, every day, to write. In fact, you might only have little pieces of writing time – half an hour here, 15 minutes there, maybe a full afternoon...
by Ali | Mar 17, 2023 | Time
How to Write When … You Have So Many Other Things to Do This post is part of my ongoing “How to Write When…” series. How do you write when you have so many other things you need to get done? This comes up a lot for writers. I’ve been going through the results of the...
by Ali | Sep 12, 2022 | Time
How to Set Yourself Up For a Great Writing Day Tomorrow Have you ended yet another day without any writing? Maybe you had great intentions, but things just kept happening. You woke up late. You had a busy morning at work. Colleagues were heading out for lunch, so you...
by Ali | Aug 1, 2022 | Time
Why Do We Procrastinate About Writing When We Love to Write? I love writing. When I’m writing, I feel truly myself. Sometimes I lose track of time. I can immerse myself in whatever I’m creating – a story, a blog post, even simply an email – and it’s a wonderful...
by Ali | Apr 4, 2022 | Time
How to Get Your Writing Done … When You Have Lots of Other Responsibilities, Too Writing can be tough. It takes time, energy, and focus – all of which are in short supply for many of us. It can be tough getting any writing done around a full-time day job, especially...