Writing Magazine

MINUTES COUNT

Congratulations! Your writing business has been awarded an extra 24 hours this year. It’s called Saturday 29 February. So what are you going to do with yours?

Most of us never have enough time to write, yet, ironically, it’s not the amount of time that makes us more productive, but how we use that time. We all get given the same 24 hours in a day as everyone else. It’s what we do with those 1,440 minutes that turns a typical day into a productive day for our writing business.

Know your CPT

Do you know your CPT? When is your most creatively productive time of day? Understanding when our words and thoughts flow better can make a huge difference to our productivity.

Kristina Adams () is the author of and the What Happens In series of humorous romantic novels. ‘Most of my writing is done in the evening,’ she explains, ‘as I find I’m most creative in the evenings and at

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