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We are going to take a short break from our theme and talk about a topic that has probably hit us all. Procrastination. It’s a nasty little dragon that often grows ginormous at the most inconvenient times. For instance, the last week of NaNoWriMo. It will bring in other things such as a new shelf that needs a place in the living room which facilitates an entire rearrangement of over half the room because that is so much more important than writing. Right?

Okay, so that is literally a true life story here. Today, I did the above instead of writing because I am stucker than stuck on my story. So much so, that I have decided to type up what I have written and try to fix some problems with my story. I hope to get the whole of that novel typed up (what is written so far anyway) before November 30th so I can still reach 50,000 words.

The problem? I decided that yesterday. And have yet to write anything fictional. *sigh* So, instead of going off and doing that writing, I’m going to share a couple of tips with you that you could follow and that I need to follow starting tomorrow! And possibly this afternoon/evening depending on what my husband and I decide to do tonight.

Tip #1: Write as soon as you wake up (or do your devotions if you do those in the morning). If writing is the first thing you do, you are more likely to see yourself as being a serious writer and more likely to get more writing done during the rest of the day no matter how busy you happen to be.

Tip #2: Get up a little earlier. This is especially important if you don’t have time in the morning to write before doing anything else. Maybe you have a job to get to or school to do or whatever. If you get up even 15 minutes earlier, that’s 15 extra minutes to do a little writing.

Tip #3: Be strict with yourself. Sometimes that procrastination dragon likes to make you realize that you could do this, that, or the other thing instead of writing during those 15 minutes. So be strict with yourself and only use that time for writing.

Tip #4: Tell your family/roommates/etc. This way they know this time is sacred to you and you are not to be interrupted until you have emerged from your writing trance.

I hope some of these have been helpful. Feel free to share any other tips you may have for slaying the procrastination dragon.

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