Writing Routines and Processes

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Because every writer is different and has a different process I thought it would be interesting to see how everyone else works. Please note that there is no right or wrong way it is about whatever works best for you at the moment.

Do you have a writing routine?

How do you get yourself started?
Do you have a favorite time of day to write? Does this help keep your writing sessions more regular?
Do you write everyday?
How long are your typical writing sessions?
Do you have a specific goal like a time limit, a page or word count when you sit down to write?
Do you write in order or can you bounce around in the story?
Do you stick with one project or do you have several projects going at once?
Does your writing routine or process change from project to project? 

Comments

[flamingruby.livejournal.com]

How do you get yourself started?

Load the appropriate disk in the drive and put on an appropriate song

Do you have a favorite time of day to write? Does this help keep your writing sessions more regular?

In the morning or afternoon, because I'm more alert at those times

Do you write everyday?

Yes

How long are your typical writing sessions?

Depends on what I'm writing--the record goes to an episode that took 14 pages and the better part of an afternoon to write (started at noon, finished at 6 PM)

Do you have a specific goal like a time limit, a page or word count when you sit down to write?

However long the episode needs to tell itself. If I'm writing an article, I say enough to make my point and back it up

Do you write in order or can you bounce around in the story?

If I'm stuck on one episode, I'll think a few episodes out and plan

Do you stick with one project or do you have several projects going at once?

I juggle several projects, with each one releasing on a different day.

Does your writing routine or process change from project to project?

No