I like Boice’s concept of writing with moderation and consistency and stop at the right time. When I was working on my novel earlier this year, I was pretty much doing that. It felt good, especially in retrospect, and especially in comparison to this chaotic semester when I have no time to write anything I’d like to write. I hope next semester will work out better and I’ll have some time I can call my own and a schedule more hospitable to writing. I think Boice’s advice will be very useful when I finish all my course requirement and start working on my comprehensive exam. Writing and teaching will be the main tasks then, and being consistent will be definitely important.