As a writer, you long to make a difference in the world. You want to use your creative gifts. You might even want to build a part-time or full-time business with your writing.

Those are all exciting goals! We all have big dreams and big goals when it comes to our writing. And that’s a good thing! Why is it, then, that we feel deflated every time we think about building a writing habit?

We know that a writing habit is the bridge to all the things we want as a writer. Of course, marketing, relationships, handling your money wisely … all those things and more are vital, but none of it matters if you’re not actually producing the work.

The problem is that when we think about writing habits … it’s just not very exciting. We think of a habit as something we have to do, rather than something we get to do, something that leads us to everything else we want.

Over the next couple of weeks on our short daily episodes, we’re going to dust the cobwebs off the concept of building a writing habit. Rather than being something that is dry and dusty, a writing habit can absolutely change your life.

When you think of a writing habit as an adventure where you are venturing into the unknown to accomplish great things, it takes on a whole new meaning.

As creatives, we naturally resist routines. But we have to think of writing as a blue-collar job, just like carpentry, plumbing, an attorney, or anything else that requires regular, sustained labor.

We are no different. This means the more we can get into a routine with our writing, the more we will get done. Without a habit, you will never get that blog built, you will never finish that book you’ve been thinking about all these years, and you will certainly never build a successful writing business.

A great writing habit is the pathway to everything you have dreamed about as a writer.

Question: How could a writing habit help you achieve your dreams as a writer?