My Daily Routine!

[INSERT: I'm sorry this is a late post, but it's going down as Monday's post anyway...and to some of you it is still Monday.]



So I have a lot of people asking me what my daily routine is and how I can fit writing into my studying and how I can balance this blog, my Facebook page, writing, reading and studies.



First thing you need to know about me is that I am studying English and Creative Writing and in this semester I have two creative writing seminars a week and one English, as well as a lecture. Altogether I'm at university for about 7 hours a week.




HAPPY DANCE!




If you want to happy dance as well, then do something you love and stick to it! Don't let anyone tell you that you're not good enough! If you want to be a writer, take creative writing like I did---I'm not sure how American colleges work though.


When I wake up I set my laptop up and start downloading the TV shows from the previous night....I'm from the UK but you guys in America get everything before we do, so I start downloading those. I then go and brush my teeth and have breakfast, by the time I get back to my laptop the programmes have usually downloaded (there's only about 2). I usually take to my FB page: Joseph's Writing and wish everyone a "good morning" or inform them all about the current status of my coffee cup, it's usually full.



That's my morning routine, and I think that everyone should discipline themselves to have some sort of routine. I know it seems obvious but brushing your teeth is a kind of foundation to discipline as you're making yourself do it and it can be easily missed, especially if you don't have it in a routine. So yeah, that was my mini-rant about why brushing your teeth can help you, not only for strong and healthy teeth, but also to discipline yourself.



I then watch both of my TV shows with a pad of paper and a pen at hand. I use the time of getting my TV fix with the opportunity of brainstorming or copying notes on characters or plots etc. to make it more clear.

I will then write in half an hour spurts, I often end with room to write more, and although I've already planned what I'm going to write I still like to be able to set my muses off with something...be it a previous line or something. I NEVER edit anything that I write until I've finished it...if it's a novel, until the words 'The End' have been written on the final chapter, if it's a short story then it will be much much sooner.



At the moment I'm in the editing phase of Lumen, well the last round of edits! Because I really want it published before March 1st!



I also set aside time for writing, this is usually before I got to sleep and I can easily get through 70-100 pages before I'm off, and if I'm into a book that I like I will make time to read it. I'm also quite a quick reader, so that definitely helps.




If you don't have time to read, then how do you have time to write?


My networking schedule is weird. I set a time either the night before or that same day where I will write the blog post...but if it's been a day like today where I took a nap that turned into a long sleep then that messes things up. So sleeping is also a very important part of my routing, you can't do anything if you're not refreshed! On with my networking schedule! That's blogging, Facebook and Twitter! I blog daily Mon - Fri! I update my status frequently enough for people to know that I am alive and my FB is hooked up to my Twitter, so whatever I post goes to Twitter.




And that, ladies and gentlemen is my daily routine!




Do you do anything like me? Or is your routine completely different because you have to work or you have school etc. I'd like to know.


-Joseph




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