Today's topic: What time do you prefer to do your writing? Early Worm? Night Owl ? Any five seconds you can grab?
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| A notebook and pen here? Yes, please. Credit. |
1) A typical work day. These are the days when I hop out of bed with a chipper smile on my face (bahahaa), get a workout in and get to work on the many work-related tasks waiting for me. Reading, freelancing, researching, responding to emails, taking care of family, etc. On these days, I can't write until evening*, when the house is quiet and I'm satisfied I've finished my work.
2) A writing day. Sometimes, however, I'll set an entire day aside to do nothing but write. These days I begin writing first thing and don't quit until the end of the work day, some eight or so hours later. I love these days because I get a TON done. But they're not as common, because . . . life and work, etc.
When do you write?
*Incidentally, I google imaged "twilight" to find a picture of, you know, that time of day around sunset. As soon as I hit the "search" button I groaned, realizing my mistake. :/ Cue an immediate re-search for "sunset."









5 comments:
I'm late but I just wanted to say CONGRATS on your book deal!! It sounds like a fun book and I only hear great things about Suzie Townsend.
Ohmygosh - I am so jealous of your eight hour days. The only time I think I ever had that was when I had to crank out a twelve page essay for my National Teaching Certification.
Normally I can get at least an hour or two in the morning, which is when my muse seems to be awake too.
I love weekends for the exact reason you explain in #2. As long as I forgo any other plans I may have had, I can spend the entire day writing. I don't mind writing here and there, when I can get the time, but I write faster and better when I devote a whole day. If I never have to get caught up with where I was and where I planned to go in the story, I can just write and write for a long time.
During the school year, I write late at night if at all. I have a hard time getting started. Rarely do I write without first wasting at least an hour of time checking my e-mail, getting lost in Wikipedia chains, looking up deals online, reading blogs, etc. So, I have to plan at least three hours if I'm going to write. If I start at 10 p.m., I'll shut off the computer between 1 and 2 in the morning.
During the summer, I actually get some of those writing days you describe. My wife (you know her as Liz) and I swap days. Yesterday, she had a day to herself. Today is mine, and oh, what a sweet luxury.
I write at all different times of the day. Whenever I'm in the mood or find a spare moment, I sit down and type!
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