It's taken me MUCH too long to get into this, but I've finally established a real schedule. Being currently unemployed, I have tons of time to work and so now I take complete advantage of it. I know some people would balk at the idea of having a schedule (why don't you just take your creativity out back and shoot it?! the horror!!) but I've found that making a routine actually inspires me to be more creative.
Oddly enough, this change completely came about a week or so ago, when I decided to go vegan. I was changing up old eating habits, so old day habits were changed up as well. The results speak for themselves; I'm working harder and more efficiently than ever.
8am- wake up
8:10- shower
8:30- breakfast
9- inspiration hunting (reading articles, finding quotes, hoarding pictures of things that relate to my story)
10:30- warmup exercises (usually poems, free verse, a walk around the complex to get the blood pumping)
12- lunch
12:30- NOVEL
6- dinner
6:30- free period (depending on how things are going, i'll break for the day, or I'll keep writing. ON friday I was writing the last chapter of Act I and I kept at it until about 11pm. That was a good day.)
This schedule is really great for getting actual work done, all the while maintaining the fire and fuel to keep at it. Being that I'm working on the first draft, the best thing to do is just to have at it. Write with speed and fire. The time for editing will come later, and that's when it's best to look over everything with a logical, critical eye. Not now, though.
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