by Mel Mcintyre

Created on: November 02, 2010

Some writers prefer to write in the morning because it’s the only time in the day they have completely to themselves. It also gives them that rare opportunity to just sit and write, without having to worry about mundane tasks like shopping, paying the bills, or what’s on the menu for the evening meal.

Ray Bradbury wrote that, as a writer “you must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” When you get to work writing in the morning, you give yourself the chance to do just that, before reality creeps in and destroys your mood.

Writing in the morning has other benefits, too. You’re usually rested after a good night’s sleep, refreshed and ready to go. Even if you didn’t sleep very well, you could use that as the subject of your daily blog. That might lead you to write an article on insomnia, or you might make a character in your novel a light sleeper.

In the morning your head is clear and as yet uncluttered by the everyday grind. You can approach your work with renewed enthusiasm, picking up where you left off or starting a brand new section or chapter.

You get to enjoy the peace and quiet that only morning can bring. Depending on how early you begin, you might scribble as the sun rises, listen to the dawn chorus, easing yourself into the day serenely and gently in the relative stillness that morning affords.

You have time to write down anything you might have been dreaming about during the night before the phone rings or there’s a knock on the door. Morning can be the least distracting time of day, especially when you consider that most working days begin around nine o’clock. And sometimes when you’re working on a project you’ll dream about characters, plots, a good ending, or a great way to organize chapters. By writing these things down in the morning, you’re less likely to forget them.

Mornings give you the luxury of writing without having to worry about your busy day ahead. You have time to write down ideas, titles, paragraphs, character traits, lists, or even just to add another page or two to that short story. And sometimes a few notes on a page can be just what you need to keep you writing through the whole day.

Mornings were made for writing. They don’t suit everybody, but the calm and silence can make it easier to focus. They also provide an opportunity for writers to be completely alone, which is often difficult to achieve these days.

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