{"id":2951,"date":"2011-08-31T05:30:58","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T10:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2011-08-30T17:37:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-30T22:37:34","slug":"how-to-make-a-writing-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2011\/08\/31\/how-to-make-a-writing-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Writing Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It’s a nice thought to imagine that one day a creative urge will hit you and you’ll finally write that novel you’ve thought about writing for years. But it doesn’t work that way<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maybe you think, “I’ll start being creative when I retire,” but here’s the thing: it takes a lot <\/em>of practice <\/a>to be “creative.” If you don’t do it now, you very well could be dead before reaching your potential.<\/p>\n

So how do you produce regularly?<\/p>\n

Come up with a plan–even a basic plan–and stick to it!<\/p>\n

My Current Writing Plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here’s what my current plan looks like:<\/p>\n