literally schedule writing time into my diary otherwise i too would never have any time to write </3 like it really is all about careful time management and you will simply have to prioritise writing over, as a purely hypothetical and random example, spending 8 hours a day playing merge games on your phone. but it's up to you how you want to prioritise your hobbies; personally i like to ration my time in the order of spending time with friends > running/working out > writing > other hobbies.

this year pea and i have found a lot of success doing irl writing dates where we go to a café for brunch and sprints (testimonials: pea has finished two wips and i have completed a 10k fic in the span of a month. it's working!!). but i've done it online too with mich via sprint room while on call, i think having the dedicated time set aside and the accountability of a writing partner to guilt you into putting your phone down are the most important parts of this technique(?). also it's nice to have someone to talk through things and give you ideas when you're stuck, i personally have been totally useless on this front since i am so bad at coming up with Things That Can Happen but everyone i've sprinted with has basically ended up co-writing my fics with me and i am very grateful 🥹