When you’re working on a big writing project, like a book, sometimes it’s hard to find time to write. Days are busy, weeks roll by, and pages sit unwritten.
This happens to all of us in one season or another. It can feel discouraging because you want to keep that project moving forward.
But there is a way to keep your writing project in front of you, even on busy days. Just make a commitment to think about your writing project once a day. That’s right: no writing, just thinking.
When you take a few minutes to focus on your writing project, something wonderful happens. You stir creativity in your mind. That creativity keeps rolling, reflecting, discovering, even when you don’t have time to write.
You’ll find thoughts and ideas, even sentences coming to you at random times during the day. Capture them! Jot down notes or talk into a voice recorder. Your creative mind is giving you bits and pieces of your writing project without you having to sit down and write. Those pieces will be waiting for you, ready to develop when you have more time.
I’ve had entire dialogues, settings, and scenes unfold in my mind when I’m doing something else, like grocery shopping or driving. My mind is creating even when I’m not writing.
All it takes is making that commitment to think about your writing project for a few minutes every day. Consistency and commitment spark creativity. Your mind will be working on that book even when you don’t have time to write.
When you do finally have time to sit down and write, you’ll already have the ideas and the creative flow. You’ll be amazed at how quickly words come to you. Because your mind has already been prepping ahead of time.
Busy week? Give it a try. Take just a few minutes each day to focus your mind on your writing project. Then let your creativity run in the background while you tend to other things.
Stay with it! Readers will be thrilled with your book, so keep going. Keep moving your writing project forward, one creative step at a time.
