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Sep.03.2012 Crime author Pauline Rowson talks about her writing routine I'm often asked about my writing routine. Do I have one and if so what is it? How much time do I spend when writing? Unless I am away from home on a speaking engagement, I write every day, usually for about three to four hours a day but this varies depending on the stage of the...	May.21.2012 Rituals We all have our rituals. I always thought it was to keep us grounded--after all, there is this routine we all perform to start or end our day. No matter what kind of day we will encounter--whether it's spectacular, ho-hum or horrendous--we subconsciously carry out this regular ritual. This...
Mar.10.2012 Stormy with a Chance of Writing I love reading about the daily writing routines of famous authors. Franz Kafka, for instance, almost never sat down to write before 11 o'clock at night, and then only for an hour or two. He was urged by others to reorganize his day to be more efficient,...	Apr.12.2011 Writing Routines - Do you write every day? Crime author Pauline Rowson explains her writing routine There are a writers who write the same time every day come what may; others will write a certain number of words every day and say, 'when I've done my quota, I'll knock off writing.' Me? I have no routine and I don't count the number of words. Some days the words will flow and I can spend up to...
Jan.28.2011 Inspiration + Routine + Discipline = Creativity Every morning I take a cup of coffee outside to my 'thinking spot' where I say good morning to the world, reconcile myself to being awake and make tentative plans for my day. And every morning or the last three days I've walked smack into a spider web strung at face level between two trees....	Jan.18.2010 This writing life Each writer has his or her own routines. Some are larks up before the dawn to scribble away or pound a keyboard. Others are owls writing late into the night. When and how much you write can also depend on your family or work commitments. For many years while I was running my marketing and...
Sep.28.2008 Just Do It! Get off your ass and write something. I hear you whining and kvetching out there, "I don't want to... I can't... I don't have time... I'll do it tomorrow." Ha! You don't have the time... you make the time, if you want this badly enough. If you burn you will write because you can't live...