To maintain a daily writing schedule, it’s important to find the ideal place at home where you can focus and be creative.
It should be a clutter-free zone where you feel most comfortable—with no distractions. A special place where you can close the door, turn off your phone, and give your mind the focused time it needs to get your creative juices flowing.
If you’re one of those people who are addicted to social media, switch it off for a while. You don’t have to check Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and all the other potential time wasters every five minutes. You won’t miss anything. But your songwriting could gain a lot from the time you save!
You may also find it motivating to have a writing space that is big enough to allow you to keep your essential tools—such as your instrument, digital recorder, rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, notebook, and laptop or tablet—in plain sight all the time.
If, like me, you’re a guitarist, try keeping your guitar on a stand instead of hidden away in its case. Seeing the guitar may make you want to pick it up, play a few chords … and, hey presto, a new song idea may hit you as a result!
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