When: Uh, see above answer. I pretty much write whenever I have a minute to. Throw a kid in the bath tub… voila! 5 minutes of writing! Lunch break? WOW! a whole hour!

Why: Because the stories in my head won’t let me be! Because God gave me the desire to write and far be it from me to tell him no. Oh, and hope. I write for hope.

Where: I’m pretty versatile. I have a desk with a laptop that is hooked up to a big ole monitor… but many times I just curl up in bed with my laptop and pound on my story. Or… in the winter, My rocking chair is by the fireplace, and I get a nice cup of hot chocolate (with a TON of marshmallows) and sit there and write.

What: If I need to “get in the mood” I watch a romantic comedy. It totally gets my brain in that frame of mind. Or I read a good book (but many times that’s a huge distraction too!) Or I clean my house. Sometimes my mind is so filled with things I “should” be doing that if I just get something else done, it frees the braincells to write.

When-Some of my best writing happens between 11 pm and 3 am. I’m a nightowl because I need quiet to “see” the scene playing on the movie screen in the back of my head. If I can find quiet during more decent hours, of course, I’m definitely up for that.

Where-I do have a desk, and I do work there during regular daytime hours, but it seems like the phone always rings or someone needs something just when I’ve hit my stride. It takes me twice as long with interruptions to accomplish what I can do after everyone else has gone to bed.

I like to write on my couch at night when the kids are sleeping. And I stay away from the internet. LOL

For me. . .

Who: I have two non-writers (avid readers) read each of my novels so I can get a non-crit-partner perspective. When one of them said she completely related to one of my characters and if “THAT MESSED UP GIRL” can find redemption, then heck, so can I. So, that’s who I write for.

When: Pretty much any time of day works for me. But sometimes, I’m really pumped to write after a 60-mile bike ride, because I’ve had time to hash out ideas/plotting/etc.

Why/What: Kinda goes to the Who for me. I want to reach out to those who think they are unworthy of love. Because no one is, including the tattooed rebel stuck in a crazy cycle of sin.

Where: Sedona, AZ, staring at the red rocks. But I can’t be there all the time, so I will settle for my patio lounger or my comfy, plush leather chair in the bedroom.

Fun post today

Write and pray

Write goals are important and keep me on track when I am in a slump. Deadlines are important.

Write schedule is important and when I can’t make the schedule I do make up days.

Write consistently and practice new tecniques when not working on work in progress.

Write without internet and without husband looking over your shoulder.