One of the things I wanted to do with this blog was to explore my process. It is important not only to recognize what your writing process is but to reflect on the process in hopes of understanding why you do things the way you do and if there are opportunities for improvement. I’m certain there are ways to improve my own process, so long as I am honest about how I work and don’t work at my craft.
The one issue I have discussed at length here is when I write. I get the majority of my work done after 10PM. My brain goes to sleep around 11, so there are hours of the night that I am operating way below capacity. I feel pretty fresh between 6-7 AM, so I do occasionally wake to throw down a few pages.
Another part of my process is the extremely long ramp up period to a project. If I were a car, I’d hit a comfortable cruising speed in about 6 weeks. This aspect of my process is baffling. When I finish one project it takes me a considerable amount of downtime to launch into the next. I am presently working to address that issue.
There are a couple of aspects to my process that are problematic and likely have contributed to a handful of failed novels and short stories. I need a stronger will to commit to the set time and schedule, because unless I can do just that, I’m going to completely flame out.