Writing When Away from the Keyboard

[Jan Christensen]

Some people seem to think about their current project whenever they are doing mundane, routine tasks. That has never happened to me unless I make a conscious effort. I wonder why that is, but I have no answer.

I guess there must be other writers out there like me, and I wonder if they try to remember to think about their stories while doing other things. It does save time when you finally get to sit down and write.

I heard that another good thing to do is to go over the story in your head just before sleep. I rarely remember to do that, either. I don't know WHAT I think about before sleep. Nothing much, I guess.

So, I've made a note to myself on my to-do list. "Think about the story while doing routine tasks and before going to sleep." I'm hoping for great productivity from now on.