Why do I bring this up? Because I know first hand that when people try to make changes there are often nay-sayers hanging around. There will always be people expressing their negative responses as reasons why you can’t do something that you dream. BUT this is never a reason to not try!

Here are some questions to ask yourself-- and hold dearly to!!! :

What is my new goal?

Why do I want this?

How will it alter my life for better?

How will it benefit those around me?

By Liana Metal -----------------------

Writing is a solitary task. Writing needs concentration and quiet. Writing requires absolute commitment.

Are all there scary statements true? What is more, is it possible to balance your writing career and family without turning yourself into a zombie?

Everything is feasible; I am living example of it.

There is only one secret: TIME PLAN. This is step one for aspiring writer's success. Without it, nothing can be achieved. How can you do it?

Simply make a rough plan of time allowed to your writing project every day. It is highly important for writer to know exactly WHEN he /she is going to settle down and write, feeling free of all other responsibilities that he has.

I have made a simple schedule. You can work out yours according to your family needs. Every morning just after breakfast, and as soon as family have gone, I allow myself to work on my PC for one to two hours, depending on workload of day. Then I go on with house chores and all rest of family tasks till noon. At 2 o' clock everybody is back so I serve lunch, but after that I have 2-3 hours free to work on my morning assignment. Thus, there is plenty of time to care for family , while in afternoons I still have time to go to my part time job in time , feeling satisfied I have worked at home on my project.

In evening I sometimes find an hour or so , when family watch TV . This time I sit with them in living room , having pre arranged to do easiest tasks for my writing job, such as note taking or layout planning of new stories or articles. I use pen to paper and I don't bother if I make mistakes. Next morning, there is plenty of time to revise them and complete them.