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Novel writing skills – how do you find time to write novels?

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Whenever an aspiring writer speaks to me about fiction novel writing tips, one of the most frequently asked questions is: how do you find the time to write?

The answer I want to give, “just do it,” doesn’t quite suffice. So in this article, we’ll examine the matter in a little more detail.

We live in a busy world, with numerous demands on our time: jobs, spouses, children, draining work commutes, TV shows we want to watch, emails to read and respond to, phone calls to family and friends. When you look at your daily schedule, it may appear that you simply don’t have time to write.

Well, I’ve got both good and bad news for you.

The good news: Even in a very short time, you can still complete the work. The bad news? Something in your lifestyle will have to suffer, or change, to accommodate your fiction novel writing.

There is no shortcut, no easy answers. You’ve got to get creative–and motivated.

For example, do you get a lunch break at your job? Notepad and you started to use the time – even if only 30 minutes – work on your story. You work through the commuter carpool, bus, or subway? Not read newspapers, listen to music on the iPod, plug in your novel.

One of the keys to productivity is to learn how to identify those pockets of free time during the day, and then benefit from the use of their. This is not like you may want to. In fact, when you really check your schedule, you may be surprised at how much can be achieved.

Can you do some new fiction book writing while your children are playing, eating, or napping? You can not smear or a decision a few paragraphs, while waiting in line somewhere? Zip out some prose as you wait for dinner to cook?

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