A Day in the Life

(The typical day of a writer with a day job)

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People ask me, “What’s your day like?” I also get “How do you find time to write with a full-time job?” Here’s your answer.

Typical Work Day

6:15am – Social Media – 15-30 minutes of Facebook (depending on how many “shares” I find to post), 10-15 minutes posting writing prompts on other social media, 5-10 minutes checking email

8:00am-9:30pm – a slave to the system (that includes commute time and morning Starbucks run)

10:00pm-11:00pm – maybe some writing on the book if I’m not too tired, editing if I’m tired, chatting online with one of my writer buddies

Typical “Day Off”

8:00am – Social Media

9:00am-11:00am – editing, re-reading, finishing up whatever I was working on the day before

11:00am-1:00pm – lunch and possibly a rest at the coffee house

2:00pm-8:00pm – writing, possibly with a few breaks for cleaning, laundry, dinner, etc.

8:00pm-11:00pm – whatever

I don’t always write for the entire six hours on my days off, but I’m always working on something related to the book – either this website or doing research or something else involved in writing.

What’s your typical writing day like?