Hey #writingcommunity, who else starts the day with morning pages? I confess—sometimes mine are afternoon or evening pages, but I have always found the pencil-on-paper, stream-of-conscious writing to be so instrumental to opening the door to my story each day. Anyone else? - ThreadSky

kellydhouse.bsky.social • 139 days ago

Hey #writingcommunity, who else starts the day with morning pages? I confess—sometimes mine are afternoon or evening pages, but I have always found the pencil-on-paper, stream-of-conscious writing to be so instrumental to opening the door to my story each day. Anyone else?

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ageofuprising.bsky.social•139 days ago

I'm an early bird too, but I always start by reviewing what I wrote during my last session, and then I write. Helps me get back in the flow.

realsilverlight.bsky.social•139 days ago

Morning writing used to be my favourite. I’ve gotten out of the habit (and the dark season might not be best time to get back into it!). Very much like the stream-of-consciousness idea though – I’m going to give that a go!

tristantuttle.bsky.social•139 days ago

I always have lofty goals to do them but rarely get pen to paper for them. It's a lovely idea!

chrishoucknihart.bsky.social•139 days ago

I have always been a night owl so I write later in the day and sometimes late into the night. Mornings are for reflection only. I get my best ideas when I go to bed and my head hits the pillow. 😎

sianalaforest.bsky.social•139 days ago

I do my best writing between 6 and 10 AM—wish I had more weekday mornings off!

rojeen.bsky.social•139 days ago

sometimes mine are afternoon or evening pages too. i gifted my 5 year old a journal so we can write together 🙂‍↔️

kamibratten.bsky.social•139 days ago

I rarely do but when I do I always think I should do more. How long do you write and how many pages do you usually do?

kellydhouse.bsky.social•139 days ago

I usually write until I realize I’m actually writing the story. Sometimes I start by writing about my thoughts and feelings on what I’ve written so far and what I want to write next—kind of telling the story to myself, and that always morphs into writing the scene itself.

amos-family.com•139 days ago

I do a half-hour of brain-dump/stream-of-consciousness journaling every morning (well, almost every morning.)

I thought it would be best to do this kind of work before meditating.

electrickatie.bsky.social•139 days ago

Morning pages are ideal but today they are *evening during Lego club pages.* I always carry a small notebook and pen on me though.

sideshowdoug.bsky.social•139 days ago

Stream of conscious writing is how I found my writing voice. But I can’t keep up with the speed of my thoughts when writing on paper. Legibility gets bad and my hand cramps. I have to be on a keyboard to keep up.

gabcody.bsky.social•139 days ago

Yes. Though I am teaching at university in the mornings, and going to productions in the evening, so… weekend mornings are the best. That is, until my eighty-six-year-old mother starts shouting at me to play cards. Life is what happens when you were planning on writing.

jchuffman.bsky.social•139 days ago

Three pages every day. That half-awake state of consciousness is the best for morning pages, in my opinion. But my kids have to sleep in so I can maintain it lol