ROMANCE WRITER'S WEEKLY-HOW OFTEN SHOULD A WRITER WRITE?

We have the amazing Jo Richardson to thank for this week’s questions. Thank you Jo! Hugs!

If you’re following the blog in order, then you should have popped over her from Raine Balkera’s blog. Okay, let’s get to it, shall we?

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1. How often do you write?

I try to write everyday, at least Monday through Friday. Since I finished my last long-term substitute job last year, and won’t be taking on anymore long-term sub jobs, I consider myself a full-time writer now.

I’m doing my best to treat my writing like a job, but I get distracted sometimes. I do get in some writing every weekday and have started trying to keep the weekends for scheduling blog posts, getting projects done around the house, and spending time with neglected hubby.

I have an author friend who has been writing full-time for quite a while now, and she said it took her two months to get into a solid routine. I think summer is a hard time to settle into a routine, but I need to plant my tushy in my chair and write. I have five deadlines to meet by October.

Gads!

2. Do you think it’s important to your craft to write as much as you can, and as often as you can?

I think each author is different. I know, for me personally, I’ve grown with each book that I’ve written, and I hope to continue to do so.

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My mind is in a different zone when I’m writing a lot, and there are times when I just need a break. I’m not talking weeks or months; not even an entire day, actually, but I may leave my WIP alone for a day or two and concentrate on blogs, etc.

Writing like anything else, gets better the more you practice and work on those problem areas. Adverbs and adjectives are my writing equivalent to chubby thighs. I need to work on reducing both of those . . . a lot!

3. What is your opinion on the saying “if you don’t write every day, you’re not a writer”?

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I sort of touched on that notion above. While I do think a serious writer needs a routine, I don’t think you can say you’re not a writer if you don’t write everyday.

That being said, I truly believe writers are so compelled to write, it’s hard for us not to write something everyday.

Now it’s time to head over to Gemma Brocato. I’d like to see if she thinks writers need to write everyday.