Making a little time each day

I wanted to talk to you a little bit today about moving forward with your creative ideas and making time for them.

First of all, the biggest mistake people make is not writing them down.

Lucky enough, today we all have cell phones, we don’t have to carry around a pen and paper anymore. Although it probably would be nice to start if you are actually working on a book idea. You can always quickly sketch something that you see or that you think of. So maybe having both is a good habit to start.

There are drawing programs for your phone that you can do quick sketches with. Programs like Google Keep or some of the other art programs that are out there, one that i particularly like it’s called Autodesk Sketchbook.

The most important thing is, when you get these ideas it only takes a second to write it down so you don’t forget.

I always think “oh I’ll remember that later”.

But, most of the time, I remember that I had an idea, but not what it was. It’s like there was a post-it note in my head that fell down. I know there used to be a post-it note there, but now it’s gone.

The other thing that can hold us back is thinking that there’s not enough time to make something.

With the technology we have that I mentioned before, we can take the time, even just a little bit at any moment in the day. When I’m sitting on the couch – instead of looking at Facebook I take a few minutes to work on my idea.

I maybe have a pad of paper and doodle some sketches. Any little bit helps.

The reason is because, when I move forward later I don’t have to start from scratch. This is how I make the time when I create my book. I don’t have to do it all in one sitting

I can refer back to any number of notes or drawings I have. So a good thing to remember is use what you have on hand to keep ideas and help move creativity forward.

Hopefully, looking back at these notes will inspire me to get going. The more I collect the more I think to myself, “I may actually finish this!”

I just wanted to share this and say: There’s always time. It doesn’t have to be a lot to make a difference.

It’s little things like this that can help.