Reddit reviews 21 Reasons You Think You Don't Have Time to Write
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Sprint against yourself. Got ten minutes of time? See how many words you get to during that time. Race!
Use every possible minute you have available. Stuck in line at the grocery store? Take out your notebook. Got some time to kill before class starts? Don't talk to your classmates, write your novel. Waiting for the bus? Write, write, write!
Before November even comes, see if you can set a clear schedule for yourself and cut out whatever doesn't necessarily need to get done. Sometimes seeing your schedule on paper will give you some idea of what is absolutely necessary as well as show some gaps of time where you can get some writing done.
Catch up on the weekends! Marathons are perfect for these days.
If you've got a kindle you might want to check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/Reasons-Think-Dont-Write-ebook/dp/B00DMML1GU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380932044&sr=8-1&keywords=21+Reasons+You+Don%27t+Think+You+Have+Time+To+Write+-+Mette+Ivie+Harrison -- It was really informative on this topic.
Another couple things popped in my head since I posted.
I listen to Writing Excuses a lot and last year they had Mette Ivie Harrison on as a guest. She promoted her book, 21 Reasons You Think You Don't Have Time to Write, which helped me balance some parts of my life (and also made me feel like a better parent).
The other thing I wanted to say was already said by /u/HarlequinValentine and that is that you don't have to write every single day. You can, but the key is to be consistent. I also thought that if other people can do it, then I can too. My personal model for this was Dan Wells (again from the Writing Excuses podcast). He wrote his first couple books while working a full time job with kids. If he could do it, then I could do it.