I never imagined myself as a morning writer. I rarely sleep through an entire night, so I don't much want to get out of bed when that alarm goes off at 6:30 AM. I've been known to complain that making a bowl of oatmeal (i.e. measure water, measure oats, and microwave) is "too complex" when I've just woken up. In college, I used to hit my productivity peak around 11 PM and ride it until I crashed around 2 AM.
But I have to be at work by 8:30 every morning. I have to ride the bus there. And one day, I noticed a Stumptown Coffee near one of my bus stops. Hmmm, I thought. They have coffee. And tables. I went in. Good morning, triple latte! Would I like to write frantically for the next thirty minutes? Yes, I most certainly would! I can excuse the coffee purchase because...well...it makes me a lot sharper in the morning. And friendlier to people on the bus. Someday, perhaps it will even make me walk to work (no, it won't. Maybe ride a bike to work). Out of my house, the lure of morning internet tomfoolery isn't nearly as strong; I'd rather write by hand while sipping my coffee and watching for the very last bus that'll get me to work on time.
Have you ever tried writing in the morning? When are your most productive writing hours?
But I have to be at work by 8:30 every morning. I have to ride the bus there. And one day, I noticed a Stumptown Coffee near one of my bus stops. Hmmm, I thought. They have coffee. And tables. I went in. Good morning, triple latte! Would I like to write frantically for the next thirty minutes? Yes, I most certainly would! I can excuse the coffee purchase because...well...it makes me a lot sharper in the morning. And friendlier to people on the bus. Someday, perhaps it will even make me walk to work (no, it won't. Maybe ride a bike to work). Out of my house, the lure of morning internet tomfoolery isn't nearly as strong; I'd rather write by hand while sipping my coffee and watching for the very last bus that'll get me to work on time.
Have you ever tried writing in the morning? When are your most productive writing hours?
3 comments:
I get most of my writing done at night, because that's the time of day when my household responsibilities are done. Having said that, though, I have written in the morning, too. When things are quiet, or when I have a self-imposed deadline to meet (like NaNoWriMo), I can push through most any time. Except maybe afternoons. By then I need a nap. LOL
I occasionally wrote in the mornings when I was around 13 or 14 years old... Long time ago now. I'd set my alarm to go off at 5 AM, I would actually manage to get out of bed, and then I'd write for two hours until the rest of the family woke up. I love writing in the mornings, but unfortunately I haven't been able to get up early enough for years now. I am more productive in the late afternoon or early evenings, but I dream of getting school work done in the mornings so that I could spend the rest of the day novelling... I just need some self-discipline, I think.
I'm definitely not a morning writer. I'm not really a morning anything, actually. My best writing hours are mid-afternoon and about 8 pm until 11 or midnight.
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