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writers_loft2009-03-01 09:40 am
aeriedraconia.livejournal.com) wrote in writers_loft2009-03-01 09:40 am
Writing Routines and Processes
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?
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?
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How do you get yourself started? Normally, stories pretty much stay in my head and develop. I try to think of the scenes I want to write during the day and, when I have time, I just start writing.
Do you have a favorite time of day to write? I used to write more in the mornings. It's my favorite time to write, but not always the most convenient any more.
Does this help keep your writing sessions more regular? No. I can write any time of day, so...
Do you write everyday? Yes, unless I have a real life disaster and then sometimes I spend my time on plotting and notes instead of "real" words.
How long are your typical writing sessions? They vary. I don't generally write only once per day. I write whenever I have the time.
Do you have a specific goal like a time limit, a page or word count when you sit down to write? I usually have a goal for the day and I whittle away at it in bite-sized pieces.
Do you write in order or can you bounce around in the story? I can do either.
Do you stick with one project or do you have several projects going at once? I usually have several project going at once, though I have one primary project that I attempt to focus most of my attention on.
Does your writing routine or process change from project to project? No, but whether or not I write in a linear fashion or jump around does.
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I notice that if I bounce around, sometimes I get new ideas, which are great...but they start changing the story I am writing because some concepts are, well, better left for another story. And yet because I am bouncing around, the very idea gets incorporated and the story ends up disjointed.