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

[baltimoreandme.livejournal.com]

[How do you get yourself started?] A little caffeine usually works for me, or (embarrassing to admit) bad pop music from my adolescence (early 90s).

[Do you have a favorite time of day to write? Does this help keep your writing sessions more regular?] Mornings work best for me, although since I've been teaching, I've found that in the evenings, writing is an excellent way to put off grading papers.

[Do you write everyday?] Mainly on the weekends. I need to know that I've got a long stretch of uninterrupted time ahead of me.

[How long are your typical writing sessions?] a few hours.

[Do you have a specific goal like a time limit, a page or word count when you sit down to write?] I usually try to get through one scene, but this varies.

[Do you write in order or can you bounce around in the story?] I have to write the story in order, otherwise things tend not to fit together when I'm finished -- I make outlines, though, and tinker with them constantly.

[Do you stick with one project or do you have several projects going at once?] I do one at a time -- usually I get an idea, and it takes over my brain for a few years, and the result is a novel.

[Does your writing routine or process change from project to project?] It hasn't, so far -- but it may change over time.