Author Mom: A Day in the Life

After self-publishing A MOTHER'S PREMONITION, I got two questions exponentially more often than any others:

1. What was the inspiration for the book?

2. How the heck did you write a novel as a stay-at-home mom with a toddler?

   
   

Sometimes I think I blacked out and it happened, because I'll admit the writing process was a bit of a blur. It was filled with early mornings and late nights, with afternoons jammed in when I could. But before I knew it, 84,000 words that I was immensely proud of were staring back at me!

So, how did I do it? Routine and discipline! Check out the below for a typical schedule for this SAHM writer mom!

4:30am	Wake-up
5:00am	Exercise Get ready
6:00am	Breakfast Pack kiddo's lunch & bag Tidy as time allows
7:15am	Wake up kiddo Get kiddo ready
8:25am	Leave for school
9:10am	Return home
9:15am-12:25pm	Write Chores
12:25pm	Leave for school pick-up
1:15pm-2:00pm	Return home- snack & quiet time
2:00pm-5:30pm	Play/family time
5:30pm	Dinner
6:00pm	Bath time
6:30pm-7:30pm	Play
7:30pm	Get kiddo ready for bed
8:00pm	Kiddo bedtime
8:30pm-10:00pm	Write
10:00pm	Skincare & bed

Of course not every day follows a perfect schedule! But I try to block my time so that I'm focused solely on one task and not flipping to the point I don't accomplish anything!

For example, I don't exercise every single day, so those days I can write more words in the morning!

Hopefully this gives you an idea of how you can structure your time to get that novel written!