1,774 words written this week. Managed to hit my writing goal most days, and surpass it once or twice.
I'm trying out a new schedule, where I sit down to write for 30 minutes each day, between walking the pups and doing my morning jog. It's earlier than before, and pre-shower (thinking in the shower being my traditional way of resolving tricky plot problems).
But somehow, doing it before anything else is helping me. Like I can go on my jog and let my mind wander again, instead of trying to force it to think about the novel.
The words come a bit easier too, because I know I'm going to sit for a given block of time, and there's not going to be any interruptions.
Granted, I'm still using tricks to get things done, like focusing on just one tiny part of the story at a time, or doing scenes piecemeal (first dialog, then blocking and description, then thoughts/reactions). But it seems to be working, for now, at least.
What about you? Have you tried changing when you set aside time to write, to see if different times of the day (or night) make it easier to put words to page?
