How long do you write each day?

Splendid! You like to do articles! Those are great! I used to write some myself but I haven't found the nitch I want to write about. I have a lot of interests and so I have a tough time picking what kind of article to write. I guess this is why I prefer to do blogs instead. Sounds like you do a lot of writing though even if you don't do it every day. That works too. One doesn't always have to write everyday to be a writer. Just doing it often, at least once a week, would be enough, in my opinion.

Oh, sorry to hear this, Dodo19. Like anything that is important to you, time management is crucial. If you are too busy to even write for say... half an hour? Maybe you need to get up a little earlier than usual? That's what I had to do when I began work on my book. I didn't like getting up at 7AM or even 6AM, but if I had a lot to do that day, I did it, or else that book would never be finished. Like the old saying goes: Anything worth doing is worth making time for. Good luck!

"Gnawing at me to put on paper." LOL!! Oh, I do know that feeling so well. It seems some of the coolest ideas come to me at the worst times. For instance, I am presently trying to come up with a new short story or maybe even a novella and ideas were coming to me, even dialogs, while I was busy in the shower this morning. No recorder, no pen and paper.... GAHHHHH!!!! I HATE THAT! :D Writing can be fun and very gratifying depending on how you use it. I hope you never stop writing, Cher913.

I totally agree with you, Morgandrake, but at the same time, if I don't get out there and promote my novel then who is going to buy it? I am starting from ground zero and no one knows anything about it or who I am. I am going to slow down now that I have pretty much hit all the cities around mine. I don't dare spend the money to travel too far as it is just not cost effective. I will do as you suggest and get back to writing, somewhere...somehow. I enjoy blogging and short stories also and that may make more sense for me now that I have done most of the marketing I care to do for my novel, Realmwalkers. I have made a page on Facebook and will continue to do some marketing through my blogs and websites and that will have to be enough for now. Thanks for your input!

It sounds like you have the desire, now you just need the right motivation and discipline. I never wrote very much until I was laid off and was forced to try to look for work and write online for money. Then I decided to try to write a book and with the help of Jack Shepherd, my dream of becoming an author came true (See my profile about the book}. Maybe you need the right place to do your writing? I find that if I am surrounded by books, I am somehow inspired to write. The library or a bookstore are good places that work for me. As for writing in MyLot, this is also a good place as you can write about a variety of subjects as well as interact with others here. Blogs are also helpful to keep up your writing skills. I do the same thing.

Well, it certainly seems you do it daily in varying amounts of time. An artical usually takes me about five hours to do, but if I am working on a book, it can take me all day easily. When I was working on "Realmwalkers" I worked from about 7AM till about 2PM and sometimes I got back on it in the evenings. A lot of work! =) Now that it's done I am mostly blogging and doing short stories. I find I need to keep writing daily also. I really enjoy it.

Hi Mensab! Yes, writing can be so fun and so satisfying at times. I wish I had time in my busy week for more writing than I do now. MyLot certainly helps with its forums and interesting discussions. I hope you do more than dream and blog as writing a book is now so easy and affordable these days. We are very lucky to have places on the Inet to get our stories and non-fiction published. Keep it going and write often. You can only get better at it this way.