10 reasons why I write for 10 minutes every day

  1. I’m a writer and writers write.
  2. Writing every day is good mental exercise.
  3. My sister Becky and I write for 10 minutes together and then we read out loud what we wrote.
  4. Writing frees my mind of some of the many thoughts clanking around in there.
  5. Lawrence Block, author of Write for Your Life, suggested writing for 10 minutes every day
  6. Blogger and author of Choose Yourself, James Altucher, challenges his reader to write 10 ideas every day. Sounds easy but it’s not.
  7. Sometimes it’s more effective to express/confess/reveal things in writing than speaking.
  8. Writing is a GOOD habit.
  9. I like to make lists so 10 minutes of pure list making is very satisfying.
  10. I’m a writer and writers write every day – even if it’s just for 10 minutes.