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What a writer needs along with time to write, redraft and edit:

November 29, 2012 by L. Darby Gibbs

  • sufficient daily exercise to keep muscle mass and tone up to snuff
  • relaxed meals which don’t require a person to determine if ten minutes is enough time to eat adequately
  • time with the people he/she loves, making sure they know they are loved
  • a chance to read a book for fun
  • opportunity to get well
  • some off time with friends, and no time limit
  • less guilt 
  • more sleep
  • a computer that behaves itself and will print when required
  • space on the desktop (one with wooden legs and drawers)
  • a pen that is not running out of ink
  • ideas sooner than just when sitting down to write a post
  • not having to schedule in a chance to brush the dog
  • more than a few minutes to play with his/her child
  • a clean house
  • writer friends
  • readers
  • less work to do after work
  • win a little lottery (a lot would just create new problems)
  • a chance to visit mom and dad
  • not feeling like one must multitask at all times (sleeping and cleaning just don’t mix)

What would you add?

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  1. Lauren says

    November 29, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    Like this list! How about 28 hours in the day? That would give me four more hours to write, theoretically…

    Lauren

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  2. admin says

    November 30, 2012 at 3:12 am

    Thanks Lauren,
    Yes, 28 hours would be a nice addition. Four more hours to write, sleep, read, redraft. Woops, I would run out of time again!

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