Writing Routines and Processes

[aeriedraconia.livejournal.com]

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

[cat-mcdougall.livejournal.com]

How do you get yourself started?

I send the kids to school, grab a soda, turn on a movie, and pick up the laptop.

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

During school hours. It makes life much simpler when the kids are in school, and I can write. Writing on the weekends is virtually impossible.

Do you write everyday?

I try to. Life has a habit of stopping me though.

How long are your typical writing sessions?

Usually I work for 30 minutes, then get up and stretch. If I don't, my body lets me know how bad of an idea that is.

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

Normally, I just want to get one scene done. Just one. Get a scene done, then move on from there.

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

In order. Period. I bounce too much, and my brain gets caught up in the bounce, and doesn't want to go back and fill in the blanks.

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

Usually I have a major project, and several minor ones that can be picked up and put down as wanted/needed.

That's the theory anyway. Sometimes, they eat me alive, and the main project gets set aside.
Does your writing routine or process change from project to project?

[magaly-guerrero.livejournal.com]

WOW! You write while you watch TV? You are my hero! Um... heroine.

[cat-mcdougall.livejournal.com]

Not TV per se, just a movie. I put the movie on my desktop, and write on the laptop. Normally, it's a fluffy fantasy movie (Like, A Knight's Tale, Eragon, Princess Bride) anything that can just be settled into background noise. I used to write to music, and still do, occasionally, but I find myself always wanting to get up and dance/sing along if I do. So, the movies work a little better.

Plus, they get my fannish brain going which kicks over to the original fiction part of my brain and I get new ideas/new lease on brain power.