Comments on: Seasonal Writing

By: The V Woman

The V Woman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:10:45 +0000

I’m only a morning person in the sense that I like to stay up to all hours of the early morning. My best work happens when the rest of the activity around me is a dull fizzle.

I don’t have a seasonality, that I’ve noticed. Colorado weather is so disassociative identity disorder, my writing would be too up and down if I was that affected by the weather.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:12:41 +0000

I was born and bred in SoCal and frankly we don’t really have seasons. I’ve seen some summers where we got more rain than the winters that bracketed it. I’ve seen 2″ on snow at 2000 feet. I’ve lived through days where the fog didn’t go away until 2 in the afternoon only to return at 3:30 and I’ve worked through 120 degree temps in the heart of summer. I can do without the extremes but there isn’t much difference between summer/winter/fall/spring. I guess I do sort of hate it when the time changes but thats really the only thing that tells us the seasons have changed. Today it was 90 degree, tomorrow it’s supposed to be 75 and by this weekend it’ll be back into the 80′s. Sun, scattered clouds and wind are all in the 5 day forcast. It’s bizarre.

As to writing times…I write whenever I can be it morning, noon or night…..or all three. I’ll just kick back on the bed, put the laptop on my lap and go to town until I hit 2000ish words.

By: Elise

Elise — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:01 +0000

I don’t know about seasons or writing, but I’ve noticed a two-year pattern in my painting… I’ll get a nice body of work done, then think “I want to do something completely different WHEEE!’ and piddle around for the next 12-18 months figuring it out. Lots of starts and stops, research, smaller paintings and medium sized paintings that never come together. Then at some point the gears finally catch and the solid paintings come all at once, in about 6 months of work. The 18 months between those productive 6 months are not really all that much fun.

By: Angel Yount

Angel Yount — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:36:17 +0000

I don’t vary by season, but when it comes to time…. I’m a night-writer. Unfortunately for my health I’m an extreme night-writer, where all my best stuff happens after midnight.

my muse informs me that this is what happens when said muse is a 150 yr old vampire. And then proceeded to give me a classic “duh” look. So we deal.

By: CE Murphy

CE Murphy — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:23:35 +0000

I’m a winter writer. I want to be outside playing in the summer. Of course, there’s no fricking summer worth mentioning in Ireland, and nowhere much good where I’m living to play. :p

By: Xia Momo

Xia Momo — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:23:31 +0000

For me, it only has to do with how much time I have, and where I’m writing. If I have five hours, or I plan to stay up late then it’s no problem. If I’ve only got one or two, then I won’t. For some reason I only do time consuming things when I have way more time than I need for them.

I also designate a spot where it feels ‘right’ to write. It’s like in my mind when I visualize a scene, it’s always from a certain camera angle. Some feel comfortable in my mind, and some are just awkward. It feels that way with where I write. I used to write in my room, but then my (Windows 98) laptop died last year and I was forced to use the upstairs or downstairs computer. I’m pretty comfortable with both, but if it’s more ah, sensitive matter then I write downstairs (as I still live with my parents).

And then of course, when I’m inspired it doesn’t matter where.

~Xia.

By: Lorna

Lorna — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:00:43 +0000

I’m useless in the summer – too hot, too light. I live in Victoria BC so rain and overcast skies are my natural element. I feel like I’m a poorly tuned radio during the summer.

I get my best inspiration in the morning, especially on overcast days. Whenever I can I walk to my office through the downtown and often get ideas flowing.

I write whenever I can fit it in, being a single mom with a day job, I even pack a notebook and jot stuff down on the bus. I tend to be a daytime writer but have been known to drag myself from bed at night to scribble down something that just will not wait.

By: Cora

Cora — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:49:53 +0000

Nighttime and autumn/winter writer here.

I have always done my best writing by night (though I can write at other times as well). Initially, I mainly wrote by night, because that was the time when I was least likely to be disturbed by family members, etc… But even though I can and do write during daytime, I generally have my best ideas and writing streaks by night.

I’m a die-hard autumn/winter person and generally feel my creativity and energy levels shooting right up when the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter in September. I even have tangible proof, since my wordcount is generally higher in the fall/winter months than in the summer months. The energy boost hasn’t been as intense as usual this year, probably because I’ve been depressed, but I still got some of it.

By: Alexia561

Alexia561 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:59:48 +0000

I am definitely not a morning person, and I prefer spring to all the other seasons. Don’t like the heat, but like the cold even less. Think that’s why I like spring, because the temperatures are pretty moderate and I feel motivated for some reason. Maybe it’s because I’m so happy that winter is finally over? *L*

By: Teresa Frohock

Teresa Frohock — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:58:44 +0000

I’m definitely fall/winter writer and dark rainy days are the best. Things slow down in the winter and I always become more reflective.

I write in the evenings, because of my job, but on weekends, I love my Sunday morning edit time. The world moves in a hush on Sunday mornings for some reason.

Thank you for the post!
Teresa