All the way back in February, when I decided I finally wanted to get back into writing, I had some time off work and in those two weeks I was able to put pen to paper and start my writing journey. Then, the school closed and I found that (although I was still working from home and I eventually was in school part time teaching year 10), it was nowhere near as intense as a full time teaching timetable and meant that I had even more glorious time for writing. From February until the start of August, I wrote 13 short stories and the first draft of a YA novel but I knew that once I returned to work full time, I wasn’t going to be able to find quite so much time to write. However, I was determined to make time. I even planned a little schedule. Writing time in the evenings and weekends. It looked great on paper. But returning home each night this week, I didn’t take into account how absolutely exhausted I would feel. I am not used to walking around quite so much (especially in heels), being in constant ‘teacher/ performance mode’ and talking to so many people continuously throughout the day. It is both physically and mentally draining and all I want to do when I get in is eat, do something utterly mindless like watch TV, then sleep. I just couldn’t push myself to write. Even just turning my laptop on when I got home was off-putting as I had spent so much time on my laptop at work planning lessons and emailing and everything. I couldn’t bring myself to type another word. It got me thinking- how do part time writers with full time careers that require so much of them find the time to write? And, even more impossible, how do writers with children manage? If you are either one of these, and you have some helpful tips, I would love to hear them! 😊
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