Sorting

Summer is here - in Berkshire anyway - time to strip off and soak up those rays.  Trouble is when the weather is so nice I start to think about sorting the garden out - all those projects we didn't quite get around to last year; and while we're at it might aswell get the garage sorted too - alas more precious writing time being eaten away!

It's nice to sort stuff out though don't you think?  It's so satisfying.  I love sorting out all the thoughts and ideas I have for my stories.  I find one of the most productive methods for writing is to just scrawl down by hand everything and anything that comes into my head.  This method often takes me in all sorts of different directions but I just let the energy flow, just let it keep coming.  Later I go back and type it all up, sorting out as I go along.  I am always amazed at how many ideas I've put down and subsequently forgotten about.  This method works better for me than planning a structure first and fleshing each part out.  This approach is most probably frowned upon by experts but it works for me and although I want so much for other people to read my work, really I'm writing for myself and my enjoyment first and foremost.
How do you write?