The number one writing question I get both via the blog and my Breakthrough writing coaching clients is, "How can I find more time to write?" One answer is to use every spare moment:
There will be minutes you can steal, such as when you’re waiting in line at the supermarket and the person in front of you has realized at the last minute she’s going to have to actually pay for her groceries and only then starts digging through her purse for her money.
The secret to making use of these moments is to have a notebook with you and to have decided in advance one point you’ll brainstorm. For instance, it might be how to make the villain of your piece more interesting (maybe he kills a shopper ahead of him in line…), or how to make a scene more interesting, or simply what comes next.
At the start of your day, decide what you'll think about in that day's spare moments, write it in the form of a question in your notebook, and refer to it during those odd moments during the day. At the start of your next writing session, harvest those thoughts.
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