If I take a break from writing, it’s hard to get back into it when I start again. The words come out slowly, and it’s as if I must think about each word before I type it. Only after writing a lot do the words flow naturally from my fingertips.
It’s kind of like with exercising or jogging. In the beginning, one gets exhausted easily and they want to take a break. But after awhile, they can jog for longer distances and in longer intervals. The same applies to writing. It’s a muscle that must be exercised repeatedly in order to have a skill that can produce a serious amount of output. Without the practice, the output is minimal, and the skill isn’t solid yet.
One cannot rely on strong passion or inspiration to produce a lot of prose. That can wear off. It takes discipline and practice to write regularly. When writing becomes a habit, the quantity increases, and so does the skill.
Fallton Havenstonne 