Weekly Shedule
Today I want to write about those who struggle with their full-time jobs and do not give up their dream to become creative writers. These humans are superheroes, balancing between professional and personal life.
Regular employees are usually at work between 9 am and 5 pm. They wake up early and come home late, but they find at least two hours per day to write in different ways. Bills’ payments can not happen on their own.
There is a need for better time management.
Responsibilities for regular posting online, home chores, paying attention to the child, and themselves, make persons feel drained.
They do not find inspiration in anything and are tired.
The thought of writing up to 4 hours every day does not look attractive anymore, but there is a way to continue writing.
The weekly schedule crates wonders, at least for me.
I am active on Quora, Medium, blog, and creative writing platforms. Last week, I felt very unorganized because I was passionate about the new writing places I found out.
But, I felt tired overwhelmed, and my child started to cry for attention.
Then I realized I should change something — a weekly schedule.
I can write up to 2 hours daily. The 120 minutes I spent before clicking on ads or playing a game gave me absolutely nothing as progress, and I stopped doing that.
Currently, the same hours help me to refine my writing skills.
Physically, that is my free time on the weekdays — between 6 -7 am and 10–11 pm. I write only then, but the various platforms need different content.
I am on Quora Monday and Wednesday, Medium — Tuesday and Thursday, Friday — my blog, and the weekend on creative writing platforms.
I enjoy them a lot since I am into that kind of writing — poetry, short stories, flash fiction.
Occasionally, on my weekends, I work on my writing contests entries.
The competitions can give me reputation and money since my country is not eligible for Quora and Medium partners programs.
Why do I stay there?
For my “people matter” mindset, I will write about it later.
I keep my writing short and clear up to 500 words because I treasure the readers’ time, as I want my time to be treasured.
Weekly schedules are the savior for people who want to progress as writers. That is a slow process, but it happens.
Unfortunately, I am not like Robin Sharma, whose books I love. I liked his personality before I found out his background. He is a man with an army of Editors, Marketing specialists, who he pays, and becomes famous.
I do not afford to spend my limited time and money pursuing his lifestyle, but I use my resources smarter. Everyone who wants to be a writer knows the price for that dream and the needed energy. The most important thing is the schedule and sticking with it. There is no time for lazy and comfortable sitting on the couch.
