tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840191354571235009.post4668772062490862751..comments2023-11-02T07:06:14.806-07:00Comments on Writer's Mark - Christian and other fiction, poetry, and ideas: The Writers' ApexChancelethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880082145266359126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840191354571235009.post-18827130756957244472012-05-17T18:47:00.024-07:002012-05-17T18:47:00.024-07:00I wrote this on another post, which I should have ...I wrote this on another post, which I should have posted as a comment on this one. Any way:OK, so an hour everyday of writing was too ambitious. Maybe after my vacation, I'll get more into a routine of writing at least four days a week for about forty-five minutes or so. That's what I did with Anticipation of the Penitent. How hubristic of me to think I could do more when I hadn't written regularly since completing the book! Anyway, although I will be writing, I will give myself 'til after the first week of June to get into a regular writing routine.<br /><br />That's what I wrote before your comment Nikki. But I think it's important to have a writing routine. I didn't when I first started the book, and it sat for years before I really got into writing it. By the last half, I had an on-again off-again routine. I'm looking forward to next week when I'll have TIME to write!!!Chancelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880082145266359126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5840191354571235009.post-71504980205781487992012-05-16T16:35:55.096-07:002012-05-16T16:35:55.096-07:00I have no idea about how many hours were spent on ...I have no idea about how many hours were spent on the book I wrote. I have let it sit for long periods of time. When I go back to it, it is clearer and I am more objective. I am unable to write, if I have a job, except in my head on the commutes. I find that in rereading and editing the past writing, I will become caught up in the writing again. I sort of need to have my engine primed. I admire people who can set a specific amount of time for writing each day. That hasn't been my way. I try not to make promises to myself, that I will inevitably feel bad about breaking. The best of it, is when that muse takes you and you write for hours on end and have no idea where the day went. Writing is a demanding mistress. I continue to be impressed with your energy and commitment and talent. All the best with your new project. NikkiNikkinoreply@blogger.com