I'm one of those people who advise "write every day." I started a daily writing practice in 1987. Some of those days are editing days, or submitting days, or promotion days. But I don't set a time limit (ten minutes a day will keep you writing), and I don't set a word count. But I write to publish or get my plays produced. If a person doesn't have that goal in mind, that's fine. Writing for oneself is fine too. For me, writing is creating something, and creating something gives me life. I could work at jobs I wasn't crazy about so long as I was writing every day before work. I can get through grief, anger, depression, or boredom so long as I have my writing practice. And I thank you for posting pictures of your chickens! Chickens bring me and my daughter joy every single day.
I'm one of those people who advise "write every day." I started a daily writing practice in 1987. Some of those days are editing days, or submitting days, or promotion days. But I don't set a time limit (ten minutes a day will keep you writing), and I don't set a word count. But I write to publish or get my plays produced. If a person doesn't have that goal in mind, that's fine. Writing for oneself is fine too. For me, writing is creating something, and creating something gives me life. I could work at jobs I wasn't crazy about so long as I was writing every day before work. I can get through grief, anger, depression, or boredom so long as I have my writing practice. And I thank you for posting pictures of your chickens! Chickens bring me and my daughter joy every single day.