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By: John Soares

John Soares — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:55:53 +0000

In reply to Pinar Tarhan. Pinar, I suggest you look at what you do in the 2-3 hours before you go to bed. No caffeine and no sugar would be a good start, and also be careful what you read or watch on television/Internet. You don't want anything that will overly stimulate you or agitate you.

By: Pinar Tarhan

Pinar Tarhan — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:06:41 +0000

I’m afraid I haven’t been able to get enough quality sleep recently. My mind is in overdrive and I keep thinking about scenes (of my fiction) in my head. I enjoy it, but it keeps me from falling asleep right away.

I’m also not happy about the fact that I need 9 hours, which makes me feel like I’m missing out on the day.

My biggest problem is that it keeps me from reaching my productivity potential.

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When do writers sleep? | Gwen Bristol — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:32:42 +0000

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By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:23:20 +0000

You wrote what I’ve been thinking about for weeks. Wonderful! I’ll be referring back to this soon.