When do you write?

[VolkodavKO]

I write either when I am in a mood to write or when I feel an obligation to write.

[zeldas_lullaby]

I tend to prefer doing manual stuff during the day (DIY, woodworking, home repairs, etc.) when I have the bulk of my physical energy. Then I tend to write in the evening/night, anytime in late afternoon or after dinner. I mess around online all the time--generally when I need a rest from the physical stuff (like right now--those vanity hinges would not budge!)--and I never get any writing done then! On an ideal day, I spend three hours writing/editing/etc.

[na-se]

My favorite time is early morning. Before sunrise. With hot coffee. But usually I write seriously at night. With hot tea. And sometimes, when I have free time during the day, I just write whatever ideas come up in my head without much editing.
Well, actually I write whenever I feel like it. Even if it is just one sentence or one paragraph.
And talking about keeping writing as a priority when times are tough.... well... sometimes I just have to push myself to the limit.
For example, here in my country, I have one favorite children magazine that is published weekly. This magazine is one of my motivation in writing. So that I can get this magazine FREE [plus money as bonus], I always try to finish one short story per week and send it.

[teacher_jane1]

I was a teacher for 3 years, and couldn't write at all during that time. I wrote a few poems and a few articles, but nothing big, simply because the job was too consuming. But writing is what I really want to do, so I quit teaching and took a job where I work about 30 hours a week. I usually write in the mornings first thing when I get up, but my favorite time is mid-afternoon when I can go somewhere and get a glass of wine and sit in the sun and watch other people doing other things. That's bet for me! The little notebook ideal by cpttyrene above is also a great idea!

[Low Shin-Ji]

When I feel something that cannot be expressed otherwise.

[LeoNelson]

I write late during the evening. Generally I begin around midnight and write until three or four in the morning.

[zeldas_lullaby]

I write late during the evening. Generally I begin around midnight and write until three or four in the morning.

Hey, same here!

[toonenthusiast]

I try to write in the evenings as much as I can when there's free time. A great writing habit I keep reading about it writing your initial thoughts first thing in the morning. Just filling up an entire page of whatever comes to mind, a poem, your grocery list, whatever. It gets the gears turning and puts you in the writing mood. Additionally, it's apparently very therapeutic as well.

[alwayz1313]

I write when I am at my darkest and brightest moments depending on the topic I am indulged in.

[EllieThomos]

I generally like to write late night.

[zeldas_lullaby]

I generally like to write late night.

Same here, in part because I'm always trying to get stuff done during the day, particularly stuff that requires physical energy such as errands or home improvement.

[authorrustynugent]

I start writing in the evening but write until the early morning light. (^_^)

[wmsvensen]

I find I generally write best between midnight and dawn.

Which can cause some problems if I happen to be working a night job or need to be awake before two in the afternoon the next day.