Finding the time to write

Carving out time for writing is something all writers struggle with. Whether you have a day job or not, distractions, stress, writer's block, and everyday life often prevents us from sitting down and writing as much as we should.

Make writing time an integral part of your schedule. Every day you find time to brush your teeth and eat. You make time weekly for things like cleaning your house, spending time with friends, grocery shopping, and paying your bills. Screenwriting needs to become one of these things that you always do. If you are too drained at the end of a stressful workday to write, make writing something you do on the weekend, or get up a half hour earlier and write first thing, before other obligations eat up your time.

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