In a 2004 interview, Haruki Murakami discussed his physical and mental habitsβ¦ "When Iβm in writing mode for a novel, I get up at four a.m. and work for five to six hours. In the afternoon, I run for ten kilometers or swim for fifteen hundred meters (or do both), then I read a bit and listen to some music. I go to bed at nine p.m.
I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; itβs a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.
But to hold to such repetition for so long β six months to a year β requires a good amount of mental and physical strength. In that sense, writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity."
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What is your writing routine? Do you write daily? How long are your writing sessions?
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