The reminder goes off on your phone. You glance at it, but don’t give it a second thought because you’re in the middle of something else. 

A few hours later, you go to check a text message that just came through and you see that reminder again. You haven’t done it, but you check the box anyway because you know you need to, it just isn’t the time.

It’s the end of the day and as you’re thinking through what tomorrow will look like, you realize that you never did the thing that your reminder told you to do. You start beating yourself up because you didn’t actually check that off of the list for your day. You’ve disappointed yourself, but more importantly, you feel you’ve disappointed God.

That reminder read “Writing time.”

Until one day (or maybe progressively over time) God makes it clear - writing is a calling and He wants you to DO something with it. Well now you are married with kids and schedules and meal planning and pick ups and drop offs and playdates and date night and homework help and laundry and how in the WORLD will you find time to write too?

Except that God’s given you a message. A specific message that only you can share because He uniquely created you and your story. And you can’t shake that feeling that He’s asking you to do this. But you have no idea where to start.

We all know the importance of goal-setting. We are taught from a young age whether it’s in school, on a sports team, or playing an instrument, that goals give us purpose and focus.

And if you’re reading this, you probably have the big goal - to write a book.

It’s a great aspiration to have! But it’s not actually a goal. It’s a dream. And it will stay a dream if you don’t set smaller goals to help you accomplish it.

Oftentimes the “where” of writing is just as important as the “what.” What do I mean by that? Your writing spot is just as important as the words that you write.

Your space can either help or hinder your creativity. There is no one-size-fits-all answer for this either, but there are some tips and tricks that can help you.

The first thing you have to do is know yourself. Sounds simple, but it may not be. As yourself these questions:

Organizing your writing is a key component to bringing clarity to your work. If it doesn’t make sense to the reader, then they won’t keep reading. But how do you do that?

Starting with organizing it first is usually the best way to keep it consistent throughout. (If you’ve already written and it’s disorganized, don’t worry! I’ll go over that in a bit.)