It is not always easy to get into the mood to write so some writers develop routines and habits to help the writing along. Finding the best place and best time to write can really help you do your best writing.
So how do you make your writing fly on to the page?
You may find yourself writing at different times of the day and doing different kinds of writing depending on how much time you have and where you are writing.
TOP TIP: Try everything, poems can come in all forms, shapes and sizes from quick micropoems or twitter poems to writing longer poems, sequences or a novel in verse.
So what kind of writer do you think you are?
Morning Bird…
Do you feel fresh and awake and like to crack on with the writing at about 7?
Do you write through the morning not stopping to wash or eat?
Do you like getting to the point?
Do you like structure and order in your writing?
Do you like writing undisturbed?
Cafe Bird…
Do you like writing in the afternoons?
Do you like to grab a cup of tea or coffee and then grab a pen and paper ?
Do you like to doodle on a napkin as a poem is forming in your mind?
Do you like distractions and taking plenty of tea breaks while you write?
Do you get inspired by watching other people?
Tweeting Bird…
Do you likes to write anytime, anyplace?
Are you a fast thinker, are you a fast writer?
Do you write on anything, phone, tablet, Laptop?
Do you like to respond quickly to what’s around you?
Do you like sharing your work or writing with others?
Night Owl…
Do you stay up late way past midnight and into the early hours of the morning to write?
Do you like the silence in the house when everyone fast asleep?
Do you like taking your time to say what’s on your mind?
Do you like going to deep places in your writing?
Do you need uninterrupted time and space to do your best work.
You may fit all or some of these types or you may be the kind of writer that just writes when the mood takes your fancy?
TOP TIP: Whatever works for you go for it and if you get stuck in your writing process try a new place to write or try writing at a different time each day until you find what works best for you!
