At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on spouses of writers. Any inaccuracies or confusion, it is the fault of the note taker.

• Arrange for your partner to have creative time each day and they in turn can have some of their own time. You take turns.
• Couples have to compromise.
• Once you’re published your time is a in higher demand.
• You have to step over negative comments. Other people may not realize they’re being cruel.
• Train your partner on how you can support each other.
• A lot of social media is now being seen as white noise. social is not as successful in promoting one’s work as it was once thought.
• Put your phone away.
• Arrange specific family time.
• The chief financial goal is get past the mortgage.
• Open a discussion about words and actions that are considered to be supportive in both directions.
• Show courtesy of no devices when with family and friends. Work hard by writing. Your example would teach her children that you are hard worker.
• One author mother, improves work her relationship with her kids by offering to give presentations at the school. It helps her kids look cool.
• Sometimes an author must wait on their books if priority time needs to be dedicated to the children.
• There is no mythical time you have to create time for writing.
• Be realistic of each other’s and using humor. Such as raising kids is like carrying a ring to Mordor.
• The busier you are the more you accomplish.
• 20 minutes of writing 20 minutes and then working around the house can make a successful work.
• Each partner has selected times and days for creativity.
• We moved the games off your workstation and turn off email and Facebook.
• Beware of your vulnerabilities of what takes away from writing and compensate.
• If you have a problem creating write something down as you think of it. Carry a notebook with you.
• Find ways to go outside and interact with the world.
• Read anthologies for those stories can help you create your own ideas.
• Find out what you’re passionate about.
• Learn and do activities that you want to write about.

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