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Best time to Write? Summer Edition

I have done much complaining about the heat recently, but enough! I am not going to mention it again (I promise!). I am going to embrace it instead and adapt to these unusual weather conditions that have been affecting my creativity.

No more excuses, I am getting up early before the heat fries my brain.

I wrote in this previous post – Best Time to Write? – that I found I do my best creative writing in the evening, as otherwise it has to compete against all the things on my never-ending to-do list.

This early morning experiment has confirmed that this, in fact, is still the case…..however, what I have discovered is that muddled ideas, plots and outlines are much clearer. I can see the woods from the trees now with a couple of projects.

It’s still not ideal, and I am not quite used to getting up quite so early, but progress is being made so for now it will do. But I am not going to lie, I am longing to get back to that cosy, snuggly writing time with the cooler weather!

Do you change your writing time to suit the weather?

Emma x

Emma
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12 responses to “Best time to Write? Summer Edition”

  1. rcdowding Avatar
    rcdowding

    I most definitely change with the weather. It’s freezing here and early mornings are hard. I’ve been getting to my desk later and later as we head into the depths of winter. I was given some excellent advice from a writing mentor. She recommended using the energetic part of the day (whenever that is- different for everyone) for creative writing and leaving the mindless tasks for when your brain is drained. I try to follow that rule most days. I find if I prioritise writing it stops me from procrastination cleaning.

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    1. Emma Avatar
      Emma

      That’s good advice from your mentor. I just really struggle with imagination through the day for some reason, I think maybe because I have always read fiction in the evenings my brain associates that time with stories and storytelling. Think my house could do with a bit of procrastination cleaning!

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  2. Vhairi Jane Moir Avatar
    Vhairi Jane Moir

    I must admit I am a morning writer – by evening I am well and truly spent!

    P.S Thank you for your encouraging words on the whole process! I always look forward to reading your posts.

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    1. Emma Avatar
      Emma

      Thank you for your lovely comment! ❤ Yes by evening the struggle is real! I think the heat is making me perma-tired, might just need to wait until autumn to get fully back into the swing of things!

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  3. brightstardancing Avatar
    brightstardancing

    Honestly, I don’t consider myself to be ‘a writer’, I just simply love to write.

    ‘Whenever I feel like it’ is my best time for writing 🤗

    The coming and going of seasons doesn’t change a thing for me.

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    1. Emma Avatar
      Emma

      I love writing on here and I tend to do that just whenever I feel inspired to do so, but I do have a couple of projects that I would like to actually get finished one day, and for them I do need a bit of structure and routine (and motivation!) otherwise I will never get them finished!! Writing just for the love of it, is the best though 😊

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        brightstardancing

        I totally understand. Wishing you all that you need to see your projects through . . . ✅ 😊

        Enjoy in joy! 🎀 🤗

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      2. Emma Avatar
        Emma

        Thank you 🤗

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  4. rcdowding Avatar
    rcdowding

    I am in the southern hemisphere so we are looking forward to warmer days. I find it hard to get up early in the cold. My early, nine am, is late by most standards. Retirement has its perks. We stay up far too late and end up sleeping in.
    I tend to do more craft in winter. Knitting, patchwork and slow stitching are my go to’s. They call to me in the snuggle-down weather. I’m looking forward to warmer spring mornings when I can get back to some sort of writing routine.

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    1. Emma Avatar
      Emma

      Cosy winter crafting sounds wonderful, as does sleeping in until 9am! I don’t blame you – the cold is no fun. Hope it warms up a little soon.

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  5. seadanse Avatar
    seadanse

    I really relate to the seasonal shift in writing energy—my best ideas usually come late at night, but summer mornings have a clarity that’s hard to ignore. I’ve been experimenting with turning my morning journaling into quick video notes to capture those muddled ideas before they fade, and it’s been surprisingly helpful for outlining. Have you tried any visual tools to map out your projects during this early-bird phase? ai video generator might be worth a look if you’re exploring new ways to organize your thoughts.

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  6. Try Microduck Avatar
    Try Microduck

    The distinction you draw between evening writing for actual creative output and early mornings helping you see the woods from the trees with muddled plots and outlines is interesting. Do you think that clarity is coming from the lower mental load at that hour, or from the writing itself being different in some way?

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