In her 1977 diary, Susan Sontag, critical essayist, novelist and writer of "On Photography," reveals her private resolutions that helped her stick to her daily writing habits.

"Starting tomorrow — if not today:

• I will get up every morning no later than eight. (Can break this rule once a week.)
• I will have lunch only with Roger [Straus]. (‘No, I don’t go out for lunch.’ Can break this rule once every two weeks.)
• I will write in the Notebook every day. (Model: Lichtenberg’s Waste Books.)
• I will tell people not to call in the morning, or not answer the phone.
• I will try to confine my reading to the evening. (I read too much — as an escape from writing.)
• I will answer letters once a week. (Friday? — I have to go to the hospital anyway.)"

Check out the articles below to learn more about other writers' routines, techniques, and personal resolutions. You might find some ideas to become your best writer self!