A question I often get asked is how do I keep a consistent update schedule for my stories. The answer is planning and giving up other activities while also making a schedule that is realistic for what else is occurring in my life. I update three chapters every week, each chapter about fifteen-hundred to nineteen-hundred words. And, each chapter takes about an hour-and-a-half to write to two hours. There is an additional hour to two hours for editing and uploading all of the chapters. So, it's about six to eight hours give or take a week. This amount of hours might not be realistic for everyone.
Depending on if you work, go to school, have a family, have pets and a number of other situations, you might have more or less time to devote to writing, and you don't have to write every single week. That's just my preference. To me, the best schedule for writing is one that doesn't stress you out too much and still makes the process enjoyable. So if you think that writing for two hours every two weeks will benefit you the most, stick with that. The key point is to have some sort of schedule that you can commit yourself to honestly.
As for planning, I like to look ahead at least a couple of weeks to have some idea of what will be going on at that point. That way if something major is coming up, I can plan around that. Maybe, one week I'll write six chapters instead of three so that during that event I don't have to write for the week, but I'm still keeping up with my writing schedule. If things, though, are going to get incredibly hectic for awhile, it's okay to take a break from writing as long as you believe that you'll be able to return to your schedule. What might also be helpful is to set a deadline for yourself and remind yourself not to extend that deadline or change it. Should you not be able to write for a month, create a goal for the month after. For example, at the end of the next month you'll have five new chapters or so many pages or words completed.
Finally, you do have to give up other things if you want to maintain a schedule/deadline. After a long day of schoolwork, work, etc., you might want to sit back and just watch some television, play a video game or do something other than writing, but you might not be able to do that. Some of your other hobbies might be reduced in the process. But, this is also why you shouldn't give yourself too stressful of a writing schedule. You don't want it to become a chore, or the process might lose its enjoyable aspects. Anyway, I hope that this helps!
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