It’s important to enter our writing time with a touch of lightness. The transition from not writing to writing often raises anxiety and doubts as to why we’re doing this. Why did we think this was what we wanted to do, to go off to sit at a desk or table and face a blank page or screen? Geez, it’s enough to send us for a cuppa coffee or start the laundry or check email.

So try not to take your writing so seriously. It’s not that what you are or want to write isn’t important because it is. But don’t let this importance keep you from having a little fun with it. Sometimes we need to start the laundry so that ideas and clarity surface.

There is no one right way to write; there’s only your way. You won’t know what works best until you experiment and try various things. I do best when I have big chunks of time. I have a colleague–who has four or five published books–devotes an hour each morning to his writing before the start of his day.

So loosen up, have a little fun, experiment and find your own best way to enjoy the process of writing.