David T. Proctor: Interview
Do you have a set routine for writing and research?
Do I have a set routine? Both yes and no, I work for a few hours before the house wakes, then catch a few more hours in the afternoon. My morning ritual is to answer my e-mails and check my website, then reprise what I wrote the previous day. If there is any time remaining I try to get a few thousand words written. Then, in the afternoon, I do the bulk of my writing and research. All in all I aim to write at least four thousand words a day not all are used, most is either filed for future use or deleted, only a small amount actually makes it into a story.
Where is your favourite space to write and why?
Where do I write, always in my office, I sometimes sleep there as well, but not often, I like to keep the two separated as much as possible; perhaps I should have been born years before I could have been the archetypal writer in some run down garret. I actually like writing during the winter months, there are less distractions.
What do you do when you’re not writing?
What do I do when I am not writing, well we have an active three year old granddaughter that runs her granddad ragged. Then I like watching cricket, listening to classical music, attending concerts and of course reading. I am an avid reader of historical novels and autobiographies.