If you don't think you have time to write, try sneaking it in to other tasks. Every time I compile my code, I have several seconds, even a minute to write. Usually I just check email or write snippets of work-related emails. I may not write the most stunning prose when I'm sidetracked, but it gets words down. For some of us that's the worst part.
By writing while you're sidetracked, you may write incoherent crap that nobody wants to read, but at least you've written. You can always edit it later.
That brings me to a final note for today. So far this month, I've written with the idea that you're avoiding writing, and that you need a kick in the butt. I realize that I've been targeting too narrow of an audience, but it's given ME a kick in the butt. I think I've gotten it out of my system. Moving forward, my posts will less about motivation and more about inspiration and subjects for stories and essays, if not stories and essays themselves.
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