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? 

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[diannefox.livejournal.com]

How do you get yourself started? I open up Scrivener, get my writing playlist going on iTunes, and get to work.

Do you have a favorite time of day to write? Does this help keep your writing sessions more regular? I write best when I have long periods of time in which to write. Half or full days of writing work best for me.

Do you write everyday? No. I write at least two days, sometimes three, every week.

How long are your typical writing sessions? 3-4 hours if it's only a half day of writing, with other things in between. If it's a full writing day, then I write from 9am until 6pm, with other things in between.

Do you have a specific goal like a time limit, a page or word count when you sit down to write? I break my writing into 250-word pages. After each page, I take a short break to do something else. That might be doing the dishes or updating my website or baking cookies; it all depends on the day.

Do you write in order or can you bounce around in the story? I'm a very linear writer. If I have to, I can go back and fill in a blank spot (I'm doing that with a novella that grew into a novel right now), but I can't bounce around at will.

Do you stick with one project or do you have several projects going at once? I generally have one project I'm writing on my own, and one project I'm working on with my writing partner, at any given time. Sometimes, I'll be writing something on my own, my partner and I will be revising something, and we'll be writing something new at the same time. Anything more than that (since she's always working on something on her own, too) and she and I both get frazzled.

Does your writing routine or process change from project to project? No, not since I finally settled into this routine. It works for me.