Comments on Freelance Writing: How do you Manage your Writing Schedule?

Karen,Good luck with your goal! Having a writing s...

2007-12-01T15:05:00.000-08:00

Karen,

Good luck with your goal! Having a writing schedule can make things a lot easier :)

I don't have a writing style-- which is probably w...

2007-11-30T15:14:00.000-08:00

I don't have a writing style-- which is probably working against me. I'd like to get into a more predictable routine-- so that's my new goal!

Melissa,As long as you have a system that works fo...

2007-11-25T11:43:00.000-08:00

Melissa,

As long as you have a system that works for you, that's all that matters! Honestly I need to spend a little more time writing for "me" instead of for clients. That's something I neglect to do often, but taking a day off for blog writing or other personal writing sounds doable.

Tammi,

I am definitely a night person - I wish my current situation allowed for me to

I work whenever I can. I have a toddler so I try t...

2007-11-21T04:31:00.000-08:00

I work whenever I can. I have a toddler so I try to balance her independent playtime and my writing.

This means that I work from the time I get up till I go to bed in spurts. I get the bulk of my work done after 8:00pm.

This is a good question. I have a schedule but I'm...

2007-11-20T15:44:00.000-08:00

This is a good question. I have a schedule but I'm not following it yet. The idea is to spend the first couple of hours each day posting ads and doing marketing. Then, spend the rest of the day doing the actual work, minus two days per week - one which is a blog writing day (write a week's posts in one day), and the other for administrative tasks. As of now, I just work based on task priority.

Rayann,Thank you for the feedback :)I definitely u...

2007-11-20T09:05:00.000-08:00

Rayann,

Thank you for the feedback :)

I definitely understand where you are coming from. I am my own biggest distraction! My breaks tend to turn into prolonged periods of web surfing and before I know it, half an hour has gone by!

It happens to the best of us - the trick is to recognize it and get in gear :P

Hi DeniseSplit shifts works for me. I have had 5-h...

2007-11-19T21:46:00.000-08:00

Hi Denise

Split shifts works for me. I have had 5-hours-of-non-stop-writing days, but those were tight deadline assignments. The bigger challenge for me is how to stop using my regular 5 minute breaks to begin surfing the Net. Before I know it, 5 minutes has turned into 45! It's getting to be a problem!