When you do have time to sit down with your pen or laptop, you can expand on the notes you've made rather than trying to remember what you thought of earlier. What would the next scene or sentence be if you were writing right now? When you think of something, make a note or two in a notebook or dictate to a voice memo recorder. If you are waiting in line, driving, or vacuuming the floor, think about your story. You don't have to have a pen in your hand to be writing. Pretty extreme? Yes, but she shows us that if you really want to write, there's always a way to find time. She would compose sentences in her head as she drove, and jot them down during red lights. She learned to get much of her writing done while driving. Ariel Gore, author of The Mother Trip, started her writing career as a single mother. The true magic of this approach, though, lies in the fact that between writing sessions your subconscious mind will continue to mull your story over while you are doing other things, and when you sit down for you next brief writing stint, you may find a new idea or plot twist that had escaped your notice before. That's forty minutes a day, and that's enough time for you to really accomplish something if you do it every day. Write for twenty minutes during your lunch hour, ten in the car just before you come home from work, and ten more just before you go to bed. There's no law that says you should have one writing time per day. If you can't find an hour or two to work, try claiming a couple of shorter time periods.
Carve ten or twenty minute chunks out of your daily routine.You might find that your mind is clearer in the early morning and that problems and hassles that have accumulated during the previous busy day have faded into the background. Ideally, a writer needs quiet time alone to work, so what better time than when the phone is done ringing and everyone else in the house has gone to sleep? Of the two, many people prefer staying up late to getting up early, but give early rising a try. Easier said than done? Yes, but worth it if you can manage it.
Here are some strategies for carving a few minutes out of the busiest day.
No matter how busy you are, though, I guarantee that there is some way to make writing a part of your life. The short answer is, you'll never find time you'll have to make time. Our society is rushed, harried and running late. "I would love to write if I could only find the time." How many times have you heard yourself say that? For every time saving device modern technology invents for us, there are at least two new ways to waste time: reality TV, the Internet, video games.
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