tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post7273056661207031963..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: What's Your Writing Routine?Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-63638376918290418102009-05-29T05:42:13.749-04:002009-05-29T05:42:13.749-04:00Hello! :)Hello! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-967235838487493422009-05-28T16:20:09.860-04:002009-05-28T16:20:09.860-04:00Cricket, my motto is don't get mad, get even.Cricket, my motto is don't get mad, get even.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-53905860232205334292009-05-28T15:15:10.911-04:002009-05-28T15:15:10.911-04:00I have no routine. I only write when I feel like i...I have no routine. I only write when I feel like it, but once I get going, I leap up from the dinner table or jump out of bed as ideas come to me. I often think about ideas or scenes when I walk the dog. I find it easier to get my ideas on paper after I've thought about them for a while, even months.Lisa Borknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-19759901872893082802009-05-28T14:59:55.601-04:002009-05-28T14:59:55.601-04:00Keith, I wonder whether Auden was going up or comi...Keith, I wonder whether Auden was going up or coming down when you saw him? ; - )<br /><br />Sue Ann, I'm envious of your ability to get up at 5:00 a.m. The best I can ever do is 6:00.<br /><br />JB: Mmmm ... pop tarts<br /><br />Jess, I'm the same way -- the more I have to do the more I can do.<br /><br />Gin, I had the same reaction to the pillow case thing! They should always, always be open to the outside of the bed.<br /><br />Alan, I bet you're a lot more disciplined than you're letting on...Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-23934486704233512672009-05-28T14:39:35.848-04:002009-05-28T14:39:35.848-04:00When I'm in my routine, I write 2000 words per day...When I'm in my routine, I write 2000 words per day.<br /><br />Now, getting into my routine, that's the trick!Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-79313321410865713272009-05-28T14:24:09.196-04:002009-05-28T14:24:09.196-04:00What I laughingly call my schedule depends on wher...What I laughingly call my schedule depends on where I am in the process, but I never can keep to my own rules about page or word count. I go by "X number of hours in the chair." If I sit still long enough, something gets written, if only because I'm overcome with boredom otherwise.<br /><br />I am greatly disturbed by Stephen King's comment: "The open side of the pillowcase is supposed to be pointed in toward the other side of the bed." That is completely the opposite of how I always, always arrange the pillows. But...it might be worth a try...maybe that's the real key to his success?G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-3581840320470101312009-05-28T13:50:53.604-04:002009-05-28T13:50:53.604-04:00I have no writing routine, except that when I do s...I have no writing routine, except that when I do sit down to write, I don't let myself get up until I've got 1000 words on paper. If I have a book deadline, I do that five days a week. Ironically, the busier I am, the more I write. As a teacher, this is my slow time of the year, and I haven't written in three weeks.<br /><br />Interesting post, Cricket! Thanks for doing all that research for us.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-28751302395437920402009-05-28T13:45:31.316-04:002009-05-28T13:45:31.316-04:00I like Emily's routine too! I don't think I've eve...I like Emily's routine too! I don't think I've ever had breakfast in bed unless you count the Pop-Tart crumbs my kids have dribbled on my sleeping form.jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-57948970708615407372009-05-28T13:02:51.948-04:002009-05-28T13:02:51.948-04:00Routine seems to be the key to productivity. When ...Routine seems to be the key to productivity. When I follow mine (up around 5, exercise, writing, then to day job), I'm much more productive. If I write at night, it's a bonus round. When my routine is off kilter, as now with no computer at home, I quickly fall behind - then comes the HOURS at the computer close to deadline. I used to shoot for a daily word count, now it's a weekly page count, which works better for me.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80663237630207103992009-05-28T10:09:00.639-04:002009-05-28T10:09:00.639-04:00Cricket writes that W.H. Auden consumed Benzadrine...Cricket writes that W.H. Auden consumed Benzadrine, Seconal, and vodka to keep his routine balanced. When I lived in Oxford, I went to police station to register as a foreigner -- as required. In front of me in line was Mr. Auden. Now that I understand what he was consuming, I understand the explanation for his dissolute appearance.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.com