tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post7830854956954416569..comments2024-03-28T10:48:37.772-04:00Comments on Katherine Grey's Thought for the Day: Writing Routines and RitualsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-20109021156220639152013-09-12T07:56:52.846-04:002013-09-12T07:56:52.846-04:00Hi Liz,
I take weekends off too. It gives me a cou...Hi Liz,<br />I take weekends off too. It gives me a couple of days to think over scenes etc. while I'm running errands on Saturdays. Sundays I try to devote to family time only.<br /><br />I'm going to try the candle idea too once it's no longer in the 90's. Thanks for stopping by. :o)Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-44153033289325677192013-09-12T07:18:46.428-04:002013-09-12T07:18:46.428-04:00I don't have much of a routine right now (Alis...I don't have much of a routine right now (Alison's right about retirement and routine)--other than taking weekends off, which has done wonders for my writing, but I really like yours and am glad it's working so well. Also love that candle part--I may really have to do that one!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-79724180239753996102013-09-10T17:40:14.736-04:002013-09-10T17:40:14.736-04:00Hi Susan,
I always like to read a page or two of w...Hi Susan,<br />I always like to read a page or two of what I wrote the day before too. I think it helps me get back into the story. <br /><br />1,000 words a day sounds like a routine to me. :o) Thanks for stopping by.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-91675532591716207002013-09-10T12:43:19.653-04:002013-09-10T12:43:19.653-04:00I guess what I have is a routine, Katherine. I don...I guess what I have is a routine, Katherine. I don't have an outside job, so spend my mornings out with the dog, working out in my living room, running errands, doing wash and cleaning one section of the house. I take a lunch break, then hopefully, all of the outside work is done so I can settle at my computer in the dining room. <br /><br />I do check email and do a little bit of promo for my published books during this time, but when I open up my file, I read a page or two of what I wrote the day before then start writing. The hardest part for me is when I finish a project and have to start on something new. I'm in that place right now with a new book being released. I'm going through a lot of stops and starts in trying to outline a new book, but I also write short stories for magazines, so I always manage to get some writing done each day. I like to aim for 1000 words.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-66011777654633285802013-09-10T08:54:22.827-04:002013-09-10T08:54:22.827-04:00Hi Barbara,
Promotion certainly throws any type of...Hi Barbara,<br />Promotion certainly throws any type of writing routine out the window, doesn't it? I'm thinking when the weather gets colder, I might try the lighting of the candle idea too. <br /><br />Congrats on the release of your debut novel. Hope you have great sales.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-86877054927704734902013-09-09T21:54:47.395-04:002013-09-09T21:54:47.395-04:00Hi Katherine. My writing routine?? What writing ro...Hi Katherine. My writing routine?? What writing routine :( I'm trying to juggling social media and getting the word out about my debut book. My writing really suffers. Reading your changes has inspired me. I like the idea of your friend's lighting a candle to signal the 'start time.' I'm going to have to finding something. Good post!! Barb BettisBarbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-53104864022514912142013-09-09T14:22:49.177-04:002013-09-09T14:22:49.177-04:00Hi Juli,
I'm a morning person so ideally my be...Hi Juli,<br />I'm a morning person so ideally my best writing time is in the morning. Some days when I get home from work, I really don't want to write, I just want to sit and veg out a bit but doing that doesn't help my writing career move forward so for right now, writing in the late afternoon is best for me. I like the idea of reading over what you've written before going to bed. I may have to try that. Thanks for stopping in.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-90282383578870324422013-09-09T14:09:37.058-04:002013-09-09T14:09:37.058-04:00Hi Katherine,
My routine's a bit all over the ...Hi Katherine,<br />My routine's a bit all over the place, but I do my best writing in the afternoon. if all goes well I can get out 500-1000 words before dinnertime. One thing I always do though is to try to read over the work I've done each day before heading off to bed. Nine times out of ten, that makes fodder for the following day's scenes. It's my biggest routine I suppose.Juli D. Revezzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240810668385584589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-16079260559623469922013-09-09T14:08:15.291-04:002013-09-09T14:08:15.291-04:00Hi Alison,
I can't imagine trying to set up a...Hi Alison, <br />I can't imagine trying to set up a writing routine while trying to move and build a new home. Kudos to you for even being able to have a general routine set up. I'd probably be floundering around running from one thing to another, panicking the entire time.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8518860304369148496.post-55078527296959529442013-09-09T12:06:52.938-04:002013-09-09T12:06:52.938-04:00Hi, Katherine. Since I retired from the day job in...Hi, Katherine. Since I retired from the day job in January, I haven't established a writing routine yet for lots of reasons. I've been tied up moving, building a new house, and self-publishing my fourth book. However, I am making progress on a new general routine, so I know where the writing will fit once things settle down. At least it's progress, and that always feels good. Congrats on your new-found productivity.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.com