The story tells of two current writing contests for students in grade 7 and higher, including a contest from Avon Tempest. See Two Writing Contests for Teen Writers . Some writers work every morning. Some set aside an hour a day to write. Some write once a week or on the weekends.
Some writers write for as long as it takes in a day until they have produced a page.
Join a writers group. It can also help to know you're not alone with your creative struggles. It's an old saw, but do write about what you know about and care about. That doesn't mean you can't write about runaways if you've never run away, or about ancient Tibet. The world is full of great historical novels, and it's not because the writers were there.