Work & "free time"

There's no such thing as "free time".

When you're not working at work, you're working at home. Cleaning, making dinner, laundry and running errands take up much of this so called "free time".  How can you call that "Free"?

I'm working a minimum at my work because it is stressful due to being short-handed all the time. And they haven't hired anyone and are unlikely to do so. So I have more time at home than most. But that doesn't mean I don't work.

Writing is work.  Don't let anyone tell you different.

Before you start you have research. No matter what type of book you are writing there is always research. That research goes into a book bible that you use as reference. 

Then there's the writing itself. Unless you're a magical wordsmith, the words won't just flow straight from your mind to the page. You will spend hours in front of a computer, getting carpal tunnel syndrome, and eye-strain headaches, trying to get it just right. Once the book is finished there's still work to do.

Meanwhile there's household chores to do. They don't magically go away cause you're working on the 'Great American Novel'.

"Free time" is like discretionary income: a fantasy that normal people want to have