As a writer, you’ll hear the advice ‘you need to write every day’ pretty regularly, but honestly? No, you don’t. You still need to write, but not everyone can write every day.
This advice is usually given out by people who are either
A – Unemployed and supported by a partner, giving them the time and space to write every day
Or
B – An already established writer with minimal obligations outside of writing every day (no kids, pets, second job, spouse, etc.)
Both of them are wrong. You can still write an amazing book f you don’t write every single day; it’s just going to take a little longer. That being said, you do still have to write the damn book if you want to get it completed.
Take an honest look at your schedule. Are you gaming at night when you could be writing? Binge-watching that show -again-? Are there areas in your life where you can set aside another activity to write?
This is important – Don’t cut out self-care stuff. You still need to shower and make time for your loved ones, but you don’t need to watch your favorite show for the eighth time. Look at your schedule realistically, you need to go to the doctor, but you don’t need to play that video game for six hours.
You should also have a dedicated space, away from other people and distractions, where you can write during your writing time. This is a dedicated workspace just for when you’re writing. It can be set up in the corner of a spare room or a specific seat on your couch, or it can be an entire office. It doesn’t matter, so long as you have a small space that your brain can connect and relate to storytelling.
By doing this, you not only don’t need to write every day, but you can maximize the quality of your writing time. Hell, even some professional writers, self-published and traditionally published, don’t write every single day. If you can, excellent, your book will be done much faster, but if you can’t, don’t give up on your story. Work on it a little at a time, and watch it grow into the marvelous thing you know it can be.