How Consistently Should You Write? If you can, write every day. Even if you only get through a half page per day, you’re that much closer to a finished book. If seven days a week is too much, then take one day off and write for six. God rested on the seventh day, so can you. The key thing to remember with a book is that you don’t stay where you are with a book; you either move forward or you move backward. Momentum is a key element in seeing a book through from begin- ning to end. You will make that decision each and every day for the duration of the book-writing process. Your plan will help you stay accountable, so you continue moving in the right direction. How Do You Pick Your Writing Location? It’s very simple to pick where you should write: where you get writing done. These are the general factors people consider when writing: ambi- ent noise, temperature, view, comfort, and isolation. A universal “correct” place to write doesn’t exist. If you write well in coffee shops, do that. If you write well at a desk in your basement, do that. Wherever you are most creative, most functional, and most confident, write there. Don’t waste time trying to find the “perfect place” to write, or a perfect tool, or the perfect desk. They don’t exist. People who get stuck on finding the perfect spot or the perfect inspiration to write are looking for a way to avoid the work. This unrecognized fear will cause them to wait for the perfect envi- ronment, but that perfect environment doesn’t exist. Even when accounting for someone’s personal preferences, if they think they’ve found the “perfect” writing place, that’s just the place 128 · ThE SCriBE METhOD