Why It's Absolutely Worth It to Write Every Single Day

Writing every day is the most common piece of writing advice out there and it's for good reason. 

Now this doesn't mean that you are expected to sit at your computer and knock out a minimum of 1,000 words or a chapter in your novel every single day from now until your hands fall off - That would be unrealistic and unattainable. 

So if it's not to make progress in your novel why should you write every day?

Well if you wanted to learn another language, learn a new skill, or build a consistent habit - the best way to do that would be to do it every day so it's clear where this advice comes from. 

What happens when you write every day?

Consistency 

I would say that the most important part of being a writer is more than just having amazing stories in your head, being able to pick out the best words to use when describing the food at that restaurant last night, or always beating your friends in a game of Scrabble. 

The most important part is showing up to write. 

Writers often have this negative stereotype surrounding them that the last thing a writer will do is sit down and write. While this is true -  some of us would rather vacuum our roof in a hurricane than sit down and write unless we are on a deadline. It doesn't mean we don't drag ourselves to our computers anyway. 

By writing every day you not only shame those who hold the opinion that writers never write, but you also begin to develop the habit of writing to the point where just like those stories, it becomes second nature to you. 

You don't have to sit there and write page after page every day, but a few lines, a paragraph or two, even a line or so will be enough to build the habit, and more often than not, once you start you won't want to stop. 

Honing Down The Skills 

Like those hobbies and skills we talked about earlier there are only two ways to improve your writing 

Read a lot and write a lot. 

You should fill your spare time with as much of these as possible if you want to improve as a writer.

Creativity and Inspiration 

 Your daily writing can come in the form of more things than writing your novel.

Journaling is as close to writing as you get, but in some ways, it's better because you only have to write about yourself, your day, your experience, and your emotions. Sure this comes with the benefit of improving the realism you give to your characters, but that's not what you should be looking to get out of it. 

Journaling is an easy way to decompress at the end of the day to let out anything you may be holding inside and do wonders for your mental health. 

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Writing every day is worth it for writers at all stages, from those writing their first book to those who may already have one or two under their belt. 

It is one of those things where as long as you don't overdo it - like a current writer who is wearing a wrist brace as she types this article - then you can only reap the benefits with improvement to your writing, the ability to form a consistency writing habit and more. 

If you've tried to write every day before and found it too overwhelming start with every other day or start with writing only a few lines each day and gradually increase until you reach a point you are comfortable with. 

Best of luck!

Now get to writing.

With love, 

B.K. xo xo

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