Finding Time to Write - (writing advice)

How can you find time to write after a long day at work? If you want to become a writer while also working a full-time job, this will be one of the most difficult challenges. Poet Dana Gioia discusses ways to organize your time in a simple way so that you can write in a busy life.

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[djw]

*"No day without a line."* I will pursue this from now on. The irony in my case is that I had more time to write and translate poetry when I was working at a job that had nothing to do with literature --and before the advent of the Internet/Email--but since I became a college teacher of English and English Literature, there was always that nagging feeling that there was something I needed to do to improve the courses I was teaching. However, if I set aside those 90 minutes a day, I'm sure I will benefit from both Dana Gioia's video and Pliny the Elder's adage.

[BlackBat]

Excellent video from one of my favourite poets!!

[rallyrobx]

This is an amazing video, short and filled with great advice.

[phoenixinthetrees]

Very instructive and inspirational; thanks. I've just found your videos and am sure to watch as many as I can. (Ironically, instead of spending time writing!) It's great to hear some practical advice from such an established poet.

[tomgoff]

A lot of practical (and poetical) wisdom packed into a short video. It's the ninety daily minutes (or whatever consistently applied time one needs) that also underlies such ability to condense.

[TeKeyaKrystal]

I don't even have a full-time job and I'm about to set this as a goal, that way, when I do get a job I'll already be in the habit of writing daily

[thelonesrtider]

Thank you very much for making this video! Much appreciated.

[Gustolfo]

Thank you very much. Te best five minutes of this day in internet.

[davidmolloy]

A wonderful, inspiring video. Thank you very much, David.

[YourPoetryMom]

Wow! It's such a simple thing, but it could change a career or a life: "ONE. GOOD. LINE." (or one good paragraph) --> This takes the seemingly impossible and makes it feel DOABLE. Even the most magnificent structure must be built just one well-placed stone at a time.

[rattybabby]

I love your videos, thank you for them. Very inspiring.

[mohammadcazam]

Great piece of advice, also to get over the procrastination. Thank you Dana.

[leeoakes]

If the weather permits it I write outside, sit up straight and breath fresh oxygen. Writing in a room can make me drowsy and get too comfortable.
Thanks for sharing, very informative 👍

[Nimue]

I used to write tons of poetry but I hardly write at all now and when I do I think it’s rubbish so I give up . I am writing a book but it’s very slow .. 🐢 Always got A s at school for English and did well in creative writing as well 🤷‍♀️

[tsides]

What if you have a full-time job AND multiple young kids? Does anyone have any thoughts about how does the family dynamic impacts the when and how of writing every day?

[LANCSKID]

No mention of the legitimate demands a partner and possibly children place upon one … ?

[olegtriers]

What a great piece of advice! To the point, doable, actually something I could see myself do!