A good day for writing

Weather like this makes for a great day of writing.

This morning, one of my Facebook Friends, Gwendolyn Stewart, said she "has a manly hero in her new WIP who just took over the story. The heroine might have something to say about that, though. I love good writing days. :)"

Her status started spinning the wheels of wonder inside my head about what constitutes a "good writing day."

Every writer has them. And its more than simply putting down several thousand words.

And just as every writer has a good writing day, ever writer also has their own definition of what a good writing day is.

For me, good writing days are days when the stars fall into perfect alignment, God smiles upon you and the words flow smoothly from your fingertips.

The best writing days for me happen when the weather is gloomy. When many consider it a good day to curl up in front of a fire with a cup of hot cocoa and a good book, I'm in front of my computer working on Heather's story.

My best writing happens when the house is clean and quiet, when the kids are out with their dad, when the phone is off the hook and the scenes and characters speak to me like old friends I haven't seen since high school.

My best writing happens after I've spent 45 minutes on the eliptical, after I've showered, put on make-up and done my hair.

My best writing days happen when I have headphones on and songs by Beethoven, Metallica and Brooks & Dunn follow each other on my playlist, but I don't even notice.

My best writing days are not characterized by the quantity of the words, but the quality of the scenes.

And finally, my best writing days end when I look at the clock on the computer screen and think to myself, "Where on earth did the last five hours go?"