Don’t wait for “the right time to write.” Make every chance you get the right time. Carry a satchel or briefcase with you everywhere you go. Inside, keep a notebook, a pen, pencil, and/or a laptop/word processor. Now you’re ready to write whenever you have a spare moment.

Alice Anderson

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