When I wake up in the morning, I need the writing to go to. I begin there. And that's not an accident, I mean, that habit of getting up in the morning and going to my writing first thing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Writing is never, ever easy but I wake up every morning grateful for the gift of being able to do this.
I love getting up in the morning with nothing else to do except write.
I tend to write in the mornings.
My morning begins with trying not to get up before the sun rises. But when I do, it's because my head is too full of words, and I just need to get to my desk and start dumping them into a file. I always wake with sentences pouring into my head.
I write in the morning from about eight till noon, and sometimes again a bit in the afternoon. In the morning I start off by going over what I had done the previous day, which my wife has happily typed up for me.
What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.
Generally, I like to write in the morning before all the dust of dreams has blown away. Beforehand, I read two papers, cook my breakfast and then settle down in front of the word processor, usually by 8 A.M. I'll write, and then check e-mail or voicemail when things stall.
I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.
I try to write in the mornings, as soon as I'm up and caffeinated, and to stay in the chair as long as I can be productive.
I grew up thinking that you were supposed to read and write all your waking hours.
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