Friday Five: Reasons to Write Everyday

I try to write every day. This is a habit I began in the past couple of years and have enjoyed immensely. Well, I haven’t enjoyed it every day but most.

Here are my reasons for writing every day:

1. I wanted to write.
2. Writing each day builds a habit. Stopping, for me, even one day meant it was harder to get moving the next day.
3. Building this daily habit keeps the fingers and creativity limber. It also helps keep the crazies at bay.
4. The repeating habit tells my muse when to show up so writer’s block is kept to a minimum. I’m not sure that anything will stop it entirely but writing each day helps.
5. I am owning my writing and writing life.

Along the way, I decided that it didn’t matter what I wrote. It could be a journal entry, free write to a prompt or adding to a work in progress. It didn’t matter. What mattered is that I showed up each day and wrote. For me, the magic number was 500 words but I started out with one minute a day.

This habit began with a decision to write. I found an online group that supported my goal and I began. I still check in nearly every day. The accountability helps.

There are days where it is a struggle to reach my goal. On these days, I consider it a win if I get something down. On days where I reach 1000 word I bask in the feeling of accomplishment, but most days I just take what I can get.

One thing I’ve learned is that once this habit was created my brain wouldn’t let me rest until I got my writing done. I will admit it can be annoying when I want to take a break, however, I won’t reach my goals by not writing.

What goals do you work at every day and what are your top 5 reasons to keep going?