I stagger out of bed, take the dogs outside, and then I'll get a Diet Coke and a couple of dog biscuits and go upstairs. By the time I've consumed my Diet Coke and had a quick run through the morning email and Twitter feed, I will probably be compos mentis enough to work.

Mid-afternoon, I'll go out and do the household errands, come home, do my gardening, go for an evening walk.

One of the great perks of being a writer is that you can work when you're mentally capable of it, not when someone else thinks you should.

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