The Russell Moore Show Listener Question: How Can I Make Time for Writing?
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Oct 20, 2025 A listener seeks advice on balancing writing with family life and work. Russell discusses how writing can deepen faith and thought. He advocates reading as vital nutrition for aspiring writers and suggests morning pages to build discipline. Sharing work with trusted readers can provide valuable feedback, while engaging with church projects can add purpose. Russell reassures that many successful writers juggle other careers and emphasizes the importance of organizing time and prioritizing writing over leisure activities.
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Prioritize Reading And Carve Private Time
- Prioritize reading because writing needs input like nutrition before exercise.
- Find a regular time (morning or night) to write privately without expectation of an audience.
Don't Write Solely For Money
- Russell jokes that many aspiring writers ask how to become authors and often expect income.
- He bluntly advises against writing for money and says some should 'repent' if in it for the graft.
Writing Reveals What You Actually Think
- Writing can be a way to process, develop faith, and discover what you think.
- You often don't know what you think until you write and the subconscious surfaces ideas.
