It's the curse of every writer - PROCRASTINATION. We finally have the time to write, and we end up doing "research", putting that load in the washer, emptying the trash or texting a friend. Why do we do this? I'm not sure - but if you have an answer I'd love to know. Here's how I help myself and the clients I work with when they feel like spinning in their chair instead of writing. 1) Do not give up the writing time. Grab a journal and write by hand. 2) Put on the noise cancelling headphones and some lo-fi music and just have a few minutes between you and yourself - quite your brain. 3) The laundry, dishes, trash will be there when you're done - waiting. So let them wait. 4) Make an appointment with yourself. Put your writing time on your calendar, mark yourself as out of office, busy - whatever it is, and keep your appointment. 5) Research for your book is okay, as long as that's what you're doing. I suggest making that a time other than your writing time. What are your suggestions? I love to hear how other writers overcome Writer's Procrastination.