I agree with Ari, my writing is dependent on external circumstances.
I can't control when I get to write. It has to happen around the kids.
People who can control their writing schedule with a high degree of reliabilty either dont have small children, or possibly are men who rely on their wives to handle the "family aspect" while they work. I have almost never known it to be the other way around re gender roles.
You have a point that it can be about people's lifestyles. I am a single chick who is allergic to kids so yeah, I don't have a whiny husband or brats to deal with thank goodness.
But, I have known many authors who have families and jobs who write early in the mornings before they go to work, etc. It's kind of like exercising, you gotta find a way to do it no matter your schedule. There is no wrong or right but for me, writing as soon as I get up helps me to be more productive. I'm not even a morning person. I'm a night owl. I rarely go to bed before 2 AM but as I have trained myself to be more accepting of mornings so now I get do way more in mornings than I used to. I used to be someone where you couldn't expect me to do anything before 11 AM. LOL! These days I tend to be up around 8 AM or 9 and when I have to write I make sure I get started when get up because I know for a fact that if I sit around all day I will get lazier and lazier with the writing.
Whatever works for people is how they should do it. I mention the exercise thing because I started back exercising after years just recently and the only time I could do it and it not interfere with my writing is at midnight. I'm still getting used to the exercising again but it's a necessity and I have to stick with it just like the writing.
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