Or possibly a keeper.

No, really, a routine would be great. I seem to get more done when I deliberately set aside non-internet time with the laptop to do writing. For instance, this morning (it was morning for me,) I wrote a bit under 1,000 words on my story. I woke up, farted around, drank some caffeine, called friends to see about a movie, read a bit. Then, I sat in the livingroom with my laptop on my lap, and wrote.

You see, I had thought I knew what was coming next in the story. I had it all set up that my character would walk out of her room, and smack into this other character. Then, my brain being the tricksy evil thing that it is, presented me with a thought. What thought, you ask? Why, this thought: how about a love triangle?

So. I wake up, with my brain going fizz fizz fizz on the subject. No, no, she doesn’t walk into love interest number one that will mess up her life and screw up everything… Nah. She walks into nice guy number one who will mess up her life and screw up everything. Later, she’ll meet love interest number one. But, first, she has to enchant nice guy, so she can break his heart and ruin her life.

I didn’t know that part of the fun of writing was to make characters and then fuck with them! This is great! I get to torture people! Yay!

I’m around 2,000 words in, and just getting started on this. So far, still fun! Whee!

But, seriously. I think a stable routine will help alot. I like this write in the morning thing, seems like I can routinely get 1,000ish words out doing that. I just need to do it everyday. I guess this means getting up a bit earlier on the days I work, so I can write before going off to do fascinating things for money. And being kinda stern with myself on the days I don’t work. Write before work, before fun, before networking, before breathing! Ok, well, not before breathing. But you get the picture.