If you’re a writer without a day job, I’m jealous. I have so
many things to do every day that I have to figure out how to fit it all in.
I have priorities in my life, and I have obligations in my
life. On Monday and Wednesday mornings, you can find me at the local university
teaching classes before heading to my full-time job, where I also am on
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Because my commute is an hour each direction, I
get up early to do my workouts. On Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, I go to the
gym during lunch as well because those are my two-a-day workouts.
I essentially get up on weekdays at 4:30 am, leave the house
by 6:30 am, and find my way back home around 6:00 pm. Once home, I make dinner,
feed the family, clean up, and then I have time to read my emails and write
before heading to bed sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 pm. I’m up early on weekends also, because those
two days are my time to catch up on everything I didn’t get done during the
week, (and partly because I just wake up at 4:30 in the morning no matter
what).
I’m always looking for ways to do more each day. I’m sure
other writers who have a day job are in the same situation. Some good ideas are
in the book Writer with a Day Job
(see my review here). I appreciate other writers who willingly share what works
for them.
Because I put writing at the end of my day, it might seem
like it’s not a priority in my life. It is. In a perfect world, I would write
every day, but I don’t. I still have my goal of 2,000 words a week, which I
usually achieve. Does that make me less of a writer? No, it doesn’t. It just
makes me a writer with a busy life.
Would I like writing to be my day job? Of course. But until then, I have to do the best I can with the time I've got!
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