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Q&A Is it a bad habit to only write at night?

For some reason, I can only seem to get in the "zone" at night time. Like 9:30pm and past that. Whenever I try to write during the day, I can't get myself to write something that's actually good, o...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by AmazingMc‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question discipline habits
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:49:40Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25655
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar AmazingMc‭ · 2019-12-08T05:49:40Z (over 4 years ago)
For some reason, I can only seem to get in the "zone" at night time. Like 9:30pm and past that. Whenever I try to write during the day, I can't get myself to write something that's actually good, or even be able to stay focused.

Since I only write at night, I'm also often fighting to stay awake, and I make many grammatical mistakes that I have to fix in the morning. But there's also a plus for writing at night, my ADHD meds are more worn off, and I can imagine better ideas.

So, is it a bad habit? Should I try to somehow quit doing it? Importantly, how might this affect my writing?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-12-26T20:51:52Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 3