Do you remember last week when I wrote about how creativity is something I believe to be spontaneous? Well, I need to take a step backward and add one small caveat. That is scheduling.
As much as I believe that creativity with anything you are doing whether it be writing, painting, etc, should be fun and unexpected. I also realize that I live in a real world where such things cannot always be left to whims of fancy. That means things have to be put on hold, and things must be arranged into an easy to follow schedule.
In my personal case, this semester I have a full life with four classes at MCC, three of them being creative writing courses, the last being math. Then I want to still enjoy time with family, friends, and have time to be creative. This means every week I sit down to make a schedule. I look at everything that I have to do that week as far as course work, the homework that is required and when it is due. Then I look at other social events that I want to do and I plan everything out accordingly. My solution, is that I attempt to have homework done every night by eight or nine o'clock, earlier if I have previous engagements in the evening. This gives me time in the evenings to have some free time.
This is good because a lot of the reading for all my creative writing classes have had a similar chapter on finding a time to sit down and write. All of them say, find a time that works best for you. An hour a day or so where you sit down and write, whether it is to free flow, brainstorm, etc. This helps get you in the habit of writing daily until its not scheduled and just habit.
Right now for me scheduling is a necessity and even if you don't need to work out a full schedule for your class work. I recommend figuring out that hour a day time to sit down and write, or paint or what ever it is that you do creatively.
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