Comments on: Writing: The Difference Between Night and Day

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:11:52 +0000

Morning or evening, I can have my ideas flow as I write. I believe that if we can manage to focus on the present task–which is writing–our minds will put its attention on it. At the early stage of my writing, I don’t put much heed on the order and punctuation; I just allow my thoughts to express what in it and then later I would arrange it in such a comprehensible way.

Sometimes we cannot afford our ideal time, so we might as well give our best to the available time.

By: --Deb

--Deb — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:31:23 +0000

Of course, the fact that I have a day job makes a difference, too. If it’s a choice between staying up a little later at night or getting up extra early in the morning, I’d rather stay up late, thank you. Ideally, though, I think my favorite time to write is actually mid-afternoon … though, if I had the chance to completely rework my schedule, who knows? Maybe I would be more productive in the morning … but I’m simply not willing to start waking up at 5:00 am just to test it.
.-= –Deb´s last blog ..Writing: The Difference Between Night and Day =-.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:48:42 +0000

I usually write a night. But I think I prefer morning better. It's just that usually first thing in the morning there is all this work to do and its only at night I've gotten enough done to stop. .-= Hillary´s last blog ..a vote of confidence from an unlikely source =-.

By: --Deb

--Deb — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:38:47 +0000

I’m not saying I never come up with ideas in the morning, but I have a hard time dragging my eyelids open. Even if I need less sleep than I did when I was a teenager, I still hate waking up when it’s still dark outside (making January my least favorite month on work days).

Not only that, I usually have more physical energy in the morning, so that’s when I run errands or do housework … so that I can sit quietly in front of my computer the rest of the day without feeling guilty.

Deadlines, of course, DO make a difference! (grin)
.-= –Deb´s last blog ..Writing: The Difference Between Night and Day =-.

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:11:33 +0000

It’s 5:00 AM – and just about my favorite time to write. Everything seems clear, and no distractions. By 3:00 PM my brain has turned to slush and writing is impossible … unless there’s a deadline.

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:18:22 +0000

I am definitely a night person. However, what I have also done is staying up to brainstorm stuff that's due the next day and too tired to actually finish it. So I would just come up with an idea and an outline (sometimes not even that) and just sleep on it. And then when I woke up early the next day, I would be ready to crank out the work really fast. .-= Kelvin Kao´s last blog ..How to make Caesar salad =-.