Having read so much of your writing, I've often wondered about your writing routine (as I do with "famous" authors). I especially wonder this about authors with children. Being a teacher, as you once were, I have found it difficult to find the time or creativity which teaching suck out of me. Now I'm thinking this might be an excuse and I need to weave time for this into my routine. I am an early riser too, and this might be the best time for me to connect to my writing voice. Thank you for sharing this - it actually has a lot to do with me!
Thank you for this valuable insight into your writing routine! It's great to hear the "real life" reality for a self-employed writer and mother. My favoured routines are very similar to yours, and though my preferred space at home is at the kitchen table of my apartment, by the window, this is mostly for researching and editing. I much prefer to do new writing in a coffee shop. I wrote most of my recent dissertation there. This is because of the sounds of a cafe and the background music, (like you, it has to be silence if I am at home). I also prefer a cafe because of the distractions at home; jobs around the house and the internet mostly. I like to walk before starting to write as well as walking afterwards, which helps me to process what I have written. I am much more productive with new writing in the mornings, though not too early; I prefer to go and write after breakfast, when everyone has gone to their respective schools and jobs. Because I work mornings, this isn't often possible, so I try to write after lunch for about an hour when I return home, though am looking into reducing work hours to allow for one day per week to work on my writing.
Having read so much of your writing, I've often wondered about your writing routine (as I do with "famous" authors). I especially wonder this about authors with children. Being a teacher, as you once were, I have found it difficult to find the time or creativity which teaching suck out of me. Now I'm thinking this might be an excuse and I need to weave time for this into my routine. I am an early riser too, and this might be the best time for me to connect to my writing voice. Thank you for sharing this - it actually has a lot to do with me!
Thank you for this valuable insight into your writing routine! It's great to hear the "real life" reality for a self-employed writer and mother. My favoured routines are very similar to yours, and though my preferred space at home is at the kitchen table of my apartment, by the window, this is mostly for researching and editing. I much prefer to do new writing in a coffee shop. I wrote most of my recent dissertation there. This is because of the sounds of a cafe and the background music, (like you, it has to be silence if I am at home). I also prefer a cafe because of the distractions at home; jobs around the house and the internet mostly. I like to walk before starting to write as well as walking afterwards, which helps me to process what I have written. I am much more productive with new writing in the mornings, though not too early; I prefer to go and write after breakfast, when everyone has gone to their respective schools and jobs. Because I work mornings, this isn't often possible, so I try to write after lunch for about an hour when I return home, though am looking into reducing work hours to allow for one day per week to work on my writing.