When is the best time to write? Well, every writer has his or her favorite time and finding when you function best is a matter of trial and error. Kate Furnivall, the author of The Russian Concumbine (published by Sphere) told Writing Magazine:
"I do much of my best writing in bed. It makes me sound bone-idle, but it actually gets the brain cells turning over early in the morning. All the unconscious stuff that has been churning in my head overnight can transfer to the page without being deflected by fiddling with the dishwasher or cleaning up the daily quota of mouse entrails deposited by the cat."
In case you're wondering how that works with the computer, she actually composes by hand first, then types and edits it in the evenings.
She says, "I often write seven mornings a week, plus three or four afternoons, depending on how close to a deadline I am."
If you want to find out more about her, see www.katefurnivall.com. And if you're finding it hard to get any writing done, play around with different times and locations until you find the ones that work best for you.
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