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My work schedule has changed over the years. The one constant is, when at work on a novel, I try to work seven days a week, so as not to lose touch with that world. Within that, I'm flexible on hours and output.

I go into my workroom seven mornings a week. There will only be one or two mornings a week where it seems to be going well, but to earn those days you have to go through slow, slodgy days where your mind feels like porridge.

I have always had a very busy life. The difference is that a lot more people are helping advise me what to do, and a lot more people are observing what I do. But in terms of time and working schedule, it is not that different from my normal working week.

If you want an active schedule, you have to husband your time so you can act on the things that are important.

I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular.

I have no regular schedule. I get up whenever I can.

I have realized sometimes I do better working under a crazy schedule. It gives me less time to overthink things and forces me to be present.

I usually work 16-hour days.

Once upon a time, I was a workaholic clocking more than 80 hours per week. That changed after I began to write. I now work only around 35 hours per week. I do not work on weekends because these are the days that I use for research as well as for my writing.