I try pretty hard not to write before going to my day job for one reason- I don’t want to stop writing and I get frustrated because the story is on fire and I have to stop. I also come home from work with a bunch of notes written on scrap paper so I don’t completely lose the momentum, but the frustration and irritation at not being at my computer lingers. It lingers because I know I could get 6k+ words in a morning writing session easily, plus more in the afternoon session.

But when the when the story wants to be written, it wants to be written, so I break down and write before work sometimes.

The only time I’m not bothered is when I’m writing long hand, and I’m guessing that’s because I’m not keeping track of word count. When I write long hand, it’s normally because the story is stuck and that’s the best way to get it unstuck. The flow of long hand is magical for me. Once I start writing, the story just unfolds and the pathway is cleared. I have a stopping point and I’m not left frustrated because the problem has been solved and I’m happy. But when I’m typing away on my laptop, when the story is on fire and I can’t seem to type fast enough…yeah, that’s hard to break away from.

*sigh* I’m manifesting being a full-time author Every. Damn. Day.