How To Create Your Perfect Writing Day

Follow these steps to ensure literary stardom…eventually.

Joe Bee
7 min readSep 7, 2023

Writers often pat themselves on the back for being as spontaneous as a firecracker at a Fourth of July BBQ. We scribble when the muse whispers sweet nothings in our ears, riding the rollercoaster of our ever-shifting emotions. Because, let’s face it, genius doesn’t RSVP to your scheduling party, right?

Don’t get me wrong; I adore the romanticized aspects of the writing life and the fantastical aura it conjures. But let’s be brutally honest; more often than not, the notion of being a wordsmith is like a siren’s call, luring us toward an iceberg of hard graft. I’m with you, craving the writer’s lifestyle while desperately yearning for productivity.

Writing, my friends, is akin to a mental marathon, a cerebral triathlon. Heading into it without a game plan is like showing up for a duel with a rubber sword — you’re in for a world of hurt, and those pages will remain as barren as a desert at high noon. Regardless of your scribbling specialty, follow this roadmap, and you’ll be feasting on mouthwatering paragraphs in no time. Let’s dive into the blueprint for a writer’s day done right.

Rise and Shine

Now, waking up at the crack of dawn might sound as enticing as watching paint…

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