Honestly I know I write well in the late night hours, but even this far out from having a "regular job" I still get up early, if only to walk my dog before the rancid heat sets in. I've considered maybe going back to bed after our morning walk, and getting up later to stay up later to write. Dunno how that might work, but I think you've inspired me to give it a shot! At least try it out a few days a week, maybe!
Gina, it's fascinating that you found a new flow in writing late at night. Less internal energy to fight, resulting in more creative freedom, is something to take note of!
And, funny timing. Yesterday, I wondered whether my wee-hours writing schedule would continue if all other things in my life were neutral. Would I revert to my 20-something designer days when I stayed up late creating stage worlds and hand drawing lighting plots after NYC commutes and painting scenery all day? Going from night-owl to many-hours-pre-dawn has been a slow process due to building circumstances: living in the sweltering tropics with neighborhood mosques amplifying prayer times at 4am, then day jobs, then care-giving, back to day job.
One plus of the late-night stint is a less fixed stop time - other than sleep. I know I could not do it now. I'm too spent by the end of the day job slog, so it's morning or never for the moment. But I do wonder if, at heart, I am still that night owl. Maybe, since I start between 2 and 3am, I can pretend. I do often hear our resident bard owls while writing at that hour. The owls, passing trains and screeching cats keep me company.
I've had so many times in my life where early morning was the ONLY option.... those "building circumstances," including the day job slog, that left me with no choice but mornings. I had actually forgotten what a night owl I used to be. But I wonder too if that wasn't imposed time due to circumstances.
I actually feel disconnected right now from my natural rhythms.... I don't know what they are anymore. What a luxury it would be to have time apart from obligations and routines to remember what my natural flows are like.
I cannot believe you start your day soooo early (or late, depending on how you look at it!).
Honestly I know I write well in the late night hours, but even this far out from having a "regular job" I still get up early, if only to walk my dog before the rancid heat sets in. I've considered maybe going back to bed after our morning walk, and getting up later to stay up later to write. Dunno how that might work, but I think you've inspired me to give it a shot! At least try it out a few days a week, maybe!
Gina, it's fascinating that you found a new flow in writing late at night. Less internal energy to fight, resulting in more creative freedom, is something to take note of!
And, funny timing. Yesterday, I wondered whether my wee-hours writing schedule would continue if all other things in my life were neutral. Would I revert to my 20-something designer days when I stayed up late creating stage worlds and hand drawing lighting plots after NYC commutes and painting scenery all day? Going from night-owl to many-hours-pre-dawn has been a slow process due to building circumstances: living in the sweltering tropics with neighborhood mosques amplifying prayer times at 4am, then day jobs, then care-giving, back to day job.
One plus of the late-night stint is a less fixed stop time - other than sleep. I know I could not do it now. I'm too spent by the end of the day job slog, so it's morning or never for the moment. But I do wonder if, at heart, I am still that night owl. Maybe, since I start between 2 and 3am, I can pretend. I do often hear our resident bard owls while writing at that hour. The owls, passing trains and screeching cats keep me company.
I've had so many times in my life where early morning was the ONLY option.... those "building circumstances," including the day job slog, that left me with no choice but mornings. I had actually forgotten what a night owl I used to be. But I wonder too if that wasn't imposed time due to circumstances.
I actually feel disconnected right now from my natural rhythms.... I don't know what they are anymore. What a luxury it would be to have time apart from obligations and routines to remember what my natural flows are like.
I cannot believe you start your day soooo early (or late, depending on how you look at it!).