What’s Your Writing Style?
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One of the advantages of freelancing is that you get to do things your way. There’s no one standing over you directing how things happen. If you like to work early in the morning so you can enjoy the rest of your day, so be it. If, like me, you have to work late at night after the kids are asleep, that’s absolutely o.k., too.
It is important, however, to determine what really is most productive to you. Just because I have to work at night doesn’t necessarily mean that’s when I do my best writing, for example. That’s why I now have a mother’s helper who allows me to get work done during the day when I’m fresher and more energized. Now those late-night sessions are reserved for last-minute work or cleaning up the house instead of being the only time available to me.
I liked this little video clip of Eric Idle reflecting on the different styles of the Monty Python guys. It’s amazing they ever got anything accomplished!
So, what’s you’re style? Are you an early bird? A night owl? Do you outline everything first and then go back to fill in the gaps? As long as you’re making the deadlines and not killing yourself in the process, why not embrace your style?
Christina Lemmey is the mother of two school-aged girls, a wife, and the owner of 
Before kids, I would write late into the night, often until around 3-4 am. But then I`d also sleep until 10 am.
These days, I`m forced to be a day person because my sons are. I still do the majority of work at night, but like you mentioned, it`s just not when I`m freshest these days!
I am still trying to tweak my work-at-home routine. I most enjoy working when I know I won’t have distractions - early in the morning or late at night. But, as you said, it’s not always my best time of day to work. But I’m doing what I can until I can afford to get my own mother’s helper. And I will one day!