How does Ellen Wittlinger author of Hard Love (and I) find time to write?

What are the nuts-and-bolts of your writing process? When and where do you do your writing? Do you write everything on computer? Do you save drafts?Ellen Wittlinger author of Hard Love and other books: Now that my kids are grown and gone I have a much more lax schedule. The Internet has also played a role in eating up a chunk of time that I used to use to write. These days I usually spend the morning doing email, business and promotion stuff, until a late lunch. Afternoons are for writing, and if I'm working well I'll sometimes go back and work again after dinner, but not usually. I make notes in longhand and sometimes write a poem or other short piece in longhand, but all the novels are written on the computer. I do save drafts, at least for awhile. In fact, I use up way too many trees because I like to print everything out and see it as I'm revising. I revise in longhand before going back to the computer.

From Mark Dursin "Interview with Ellen Wittlinger, Part II"

What if someone asked me this question? How would I reply?

I have to be comfortable while writing. No tables or desks for me. I need a bed or a recliner and a laptop. My battery in my laptop died, and it's been a real pain. I feel chained to my bedroom because the laptop must stay plugged in at all times. I can't sneak down to the den and edit while watching recorded episodes of The Game, Modern Family, or one of the movies I borrowed from the library.  (In a perfect world I'd be watching Silver Linings Playbook right now.) Not having a laptop that's mobile is a hassle. Imagine trying to go write in a coffee shop or on campus.

When I am stuck, meaning I have no idea what I want to write next, or which project I should work on, or how to start, I take out one of my 8 X 5 notebooks, an envelope, or someone else's published article, and write in any available white space. Once I get going, I transfer to a computer. Sometimes I do this by reading what I wrote into TypeNote and e-mailing it to myself. Other times I just type it into Word.  I get into trouble with the Internet sometimes. I goof off. I start liking stuff on Facebook or checking e-mail fifty times wondering if I have a kind message from a friend. If I'm lucky, I snap out of it and get back to work because my most productive moments are in the morning. My evenings are usually reserved for reading and preparing for classes.