I have learned I am not a morning person. Early morning quiet, the new day’s stirrings, the first bird calls, the gradual coloration of the night’s black sky is my favorite time of day. I don’t attempt to string conscience thoughts into meaningful prose. It is too tortuous. Ideally, those early hours are better left to strong coffee and morning chores. It is also time for my morning characters meetings which is often a melee of conversational snippets, random impressions, and implausible situations.
With morning chores done, I have a primed pump, and I can spend several hours writing, transcribing the morning’s words and ideas. I take a break, waiting for my second wind, sometime around 9 or 10 pm., and I work until midnight.
When is your best writing time?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Any time that is quiet and without pressure to do something else.
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lol that would be “never” in my life. Keep on writing Sadje. 😊❤
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Thanks a lot. Sometimes it is early morning and sometimes late at night. I read this great post by a blogger who advised to make time for writing by going to bed fifteen minutes late and/or getting up fifteen minutes early.
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That is why I like writing around 9 pm. I can write until I am done (or I fall asleep at the keyboard, whichever comes first) But please don’t aske me to wake up any sooner than I absolutely have to. Ain’t happening. It’s why it is so important to know what works and what doesn’t. Then you can set yourself up for success. ✨😊✨
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That makes sense. We each have our own different ways.
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Mine is different. A thought—day or night—turns into a type of manic flow of words. If I happen to be somewhere I can’t write them down, I have to try to remember because the creative piece will be gone later and words without inspiration will fall to the page.
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Oh, I know that feeling. I had a piece that I was very keen to write, but couldn’t in that moment. When I finally had the time, I remembered the story, but didn’t have the passion to write it any longer. Poof it was gone. I hope you will always have the time to write when the story hits. ✨💖✨
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When my brain is at its best..thats like once every two weeks when the muse recovers from his bender. 😀
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Oh, you have one of those do you? I hope you can write like a maniac when your muse is talking. ✨👍✨
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my best writing time is mid-morning or mid-evening, 10 or 11am 5 or 6 pm. First thing in the morning or last thing at night is not good for me.
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I hear you. I am in zombie mode first thing in the morning. The only coherent word my mind can form is “C O F F E E E E E” 🧟♀️ ☕☕☕
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Haha, Yes, I am not human until I have had my morning cup of tea. Sometimes it takes two doses!
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lol I need an entire pot of coffee. Cheers!
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When I have something good to write? LOL! Sorry! I couldn’t resist. Late at night or early in the morning 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.
xoxoxo
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lol I can’t wait to come up with something good, or I would write nothing… ever 😉
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you, dear friend. ✨💕✨
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