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Alison Hawke

Time management

Normally, I'm pretty organised about writing my column. Normally, I'm not partway through buying our first house. So it got me thinking about time management, fitting writing in around a day job, schedules and plans. I'm wondering about how to take notes and write thoughts when I'm away from my laptop.

How do you find time for writing? How does it fit into a working day? I'd like to hear from you how you slot it into your schedule. I need all the help I can get! Please email me about how you manage your writing time.

John Grisham used to jot story ideas on legal pads while in court. I've learnt always to carry a notebook and pen with me, but you have to type those notes into a computer in the end. Is anyone out there writing with a PDA (Psion, Palm, Sony Clié, HP Journada, Compaq iPaq, Handspring Visor, etc)?

(Normal Fiction Corner service should return in June, when we're in the new house.)