Scheduled writing works?

Most writers say that they have disciplined themselves to write their “best novels” for at least 8 hours a day, until such time as the novel has been finished; this is indeed adequate if the novel is a historical, biographical or any other type of book that is based on actual events happening in a specific time and place.

But there are other types of books that are more “artistic” to name the overall style, they are fictional books that are not based upon real life events. Either because the place does not exist or because it is placed in an imaginary world with imaginary characters; either human or otherwise. It is indeed difficult – to say the least - to control inspiration in such a manner that you can experience it from 9 to 5 and then switch it off.

Needless to say, what happens with poetry, the ultimate artistic written expression; the poet cannot sit down at a desk for a specific time and develop what will constitute the fuel for human emotions.

Even still, there are those who state that there is no possibility of successfully writing a book if there is no schedule and deadline set in advance. Therefore, if you are planning on writing your first book, novel or even poem, then you need to seek what will work better for you; scheduled or not.