I wish I could say I write 9-5. It's usually more like 8-6, every day but the weekends.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I write every morning. From about a quarter to nine to a quarter to one. It might be nine to one, or 8:30 to 12:30.
I used to be able to write five pages a day, every day, no problem. Now a good day is five or four pages, and that's from 9:30 A.M. until 6 P.M.
When I'm writing, I write every day. It's lovely when that's happening. One day dovetailing into the next. Sometimes I don't even know what day of the week it is.
Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you. I was taught to write every day, but I know a writer (a bestseller at that!) who only writes on weekends.
The more interesting the 9-to-5 work is, the more it takes away from my real work, which is writing.
I write in the mornings or afternoons - I'm not a night owl and can write for only four or five hours maximum.
I don't have many hours in a day, as I'm essentially a single parent. But fortunately, I'm a really fast writer. My goal is usually 10 pages a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but by the end of the week, I aim for at least 10,000 words.
During the week,I'm really focused on writing and output. Sunday is a day when I really try not to write at all.
I'm not the kind of writer that can write eight hours a day... I'm the kind of writer that the more time I have, the less efficient I am.
I write seven days a week, starting at 4 o'clock in the morning, including Christmas.