Summer is usually a time for adventure and travel. And it is also
a time of disrupted daily routine.Whether your kids are home from school or you are away from home staying in a hotel or your social bbq-ing is leading to later nights than usual, it can be hard to accomplish what you need to do on any given day.
I really feel the disruption when it comes to my marathon training. I train with my team on Saturday mornings, however for the next few weekends I am traveling. Therefore, I have had to map out runs in other cities, sometimes for 8-10 miles, or seek out the nearest treadmill. It definitely causes extra work and research on my end.
Luckily, I don't write on the weekends, so that routine has remained relatively unharmed...although busy weekend travel leads to exhausted Mondays when I really struggle to be creative.
So I have limited what I set out to accomplish on Mondays, usually focusing on blogging and researching only. I then spend the rest of the week focused on writing and revisions.
What about you? How do you keep your writing routine during the summer? What changes and/or accommodations do you make in order to keep momentum?
Writers, Weigh In!
So true, Marcie! It is more difficult to keep to a routine in the summer, especially as I read about others' travels & try to stay cool. Regardless of where I am, how many kids are there, and anything else demanding my attention, I'm trying to keep at least one full day/week for revisions - something I've found that I don't focus on enough.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great plan, Patricia, that allows time for summertime fun AND writing! Best to you as the summer continues.
DeleteIt's a good thing to give oneself permission to make time for summer's pleasures - to step away from the desk, toil in the soil and let the writer's mind spin new webs after a sunshower!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful poetry! :) Thanks for weighing in, Julie!
DeleteSo far this summer I've been able to stick to a routine. I even take my notebook and head outside for couple of hours a day. But next month my family will be here so I plan on taking a blogcation so if I do get any extra time to write I can work on my novel.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are on the right track and have the right mindset. The blogcation is a wonderful way to free up time and obligations. And I like how you said "IF" you get any extra time...don't beat yourself up if you don't. :)
DeleteSometimes my routine is devoting free time to just thinking about a story. It takes a lot of self-control not to use my mp3 player at the gym. I often convince myself to leave it in the locker so that I can use all that extra time in between sets (figuring out plot issues).
ReplyDeleteI like this. Sometimes just quiet time or time while doing another task can help us think of those stories that are marinating in our minds.
DeleteWell, since I generally have no routine anyway, summer is just same-old, same-old - haha!
ReplyDeleteIn seriousness, the only time I can work/write is when my kids are at day camps or asleep, and since they go to bed later in the summer, I have way less time than I do during the school year. But, I find I use that time more productively because I'm forced to!
I hear ya, Julie! Its like summer is a whole new ballgame! Good for you in finding a way to adapt. :)
DeleteI, unfortunately, write seven days a week in some capacity. Whether it's blogging, commenting, writing or submitting, it happens every day, although Sunday is a much lighter day, and has a spiritual focus. But, it is exhausting. I need to learn to organize my time better!
ReplyDeleteI have to say, I am kinda jealous of your tenacity in getting writing done every single day. However, read my blog post again on Rest! :) I demand you rest, Jarm! Even God took a day off!
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