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Writing on a Weekend
Should you really write every day?
It’s Sunday — the day of rest. Well at least it is meant to be.
As part of my December writing challenge I am writing every day. So far so good, however, now it is my first Sunday doing this challenge and I am ready for a rest!
There are so many things I’d rather be doing — sitting on the couch with a cup of tea and a book being one of them. Sleeping being another!
I blame past me for not setting the challenge to weekdays only. I really didn’t think this through!
A lot of writing advice teaches you to write daily but I’m starting to see a flaw in this plan.
For one, writing is both a hobby and a job but everyone needs a break from any activity.
Today especially, my writing feels forced. I have been working on a couple of drafts for a while but they don’t feel ready and I don’t want to publish something just because I have to.
This made me wonder whether it is good to write every day.
Sure, people write in jobs such as journalists, authors and bloggers but I feel like every writer has at least one day off.
Maybe one thing I will learn from this challenge is to schedule writing or have specific writing days.
