A universal truth is: "If you want to be a writer, then write."
To be a "professional" writer, one must write. Not once in a while, but every day. If not every day, then on some kind of consistent basis.
Two reasons.
(1) It builds the habit of producing words on a consistent basis. If you write 2,000 words each day, Monday through Friday, it's easy to sit down on Monday and do that.
It's not so easy if there are many days since the last time you wrote. You end up wasting time trying to motivate yourself to write.
(2) A novel is a massive cluster of ideas. If you write every day, you have the universe of the story in your head. You don't waste time looking at notes to refresh your memory.
TAKEAWAY TRUTH
Here's another universal truth about writing. Writers write. Those who want to write, but don't, make excuses.
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