i tried Ursula K. Le Guin's daily routine

Hi all! Welcome to another installment of 'inger is fascinated by writers and wants to try their routines' featuring Ursula K. Le Guin this time! I hope you all enjoy this one, don't forget to leave requests for future routines for me to try in the comments :)
Ursula K. Le Guin’s daily routine as written in the excerpt:
5:30 - wake up and lie there and think.
6:15 - get up and eat breakfast (lots).
7:15 - get to work writing, writing, writing.
Noon - lunch.
1:00-3:00 p.m. - reading, music.
3:00-5:00 p.m. - correspondence, maybe house cleaning.
5:00-8:00 p.m. - make dinner and eat it.
After 8:00 p.m. - I tend to be very stupid and we won’t talk about this.
10:00 p.m. - go to bed.
Research materials:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_...
www.ursulakleguin.com/
kmalexander.com/2019/09/12/ur...
www.openculture.com/2019/01/u...
nothingintherulebook.com/2019...
Watch some interviews with Le Guin:
(i took excerpts of this for my video) Exploring Creativity with Ursula K Le Guin - • Exploring Creativity w...
Ursula K. Le Guin: Listening to the Unheard Voices - • Ursula K. Le Guin: Lis...
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[@eric2500]

Two interesting ideas from that schedule - 1.chores as a way of relaxing and recharging the creative battery 2. time allowed for "being stupid" _ meaning I think she did not try to accomplish much - I truly doubt she was ever stupid!

[@ingerlouise]

Great takeaways! And yes, I don’t think she was ever stupid either.

[@catherinecrawford2289]

I assumed it meant TV watching. In which case I am really really stupid.

[@ingerlouise]

@@catherinecrawford2289 😆 it could have been time to watch TV in her later years, i don’t think you’re stupid for thinking that.

[@dpippenger5762]

Naming the alarm with schedule reminders seems deceptively brilliant. I have been doing the schedule and though I have failed for days that is still learning. Mostly I had doubts, unlike paid work which I hear up for and always step up for, I let myself down when it is working for myself.

[@ingerlouise]

I’m glad you tried it out… it is hard to stick to somebody else’s schedule when we’re so used to our own, but as you said it’s all a learning experience. Thanks for watching!

[@masomenozliteratura]

Well, I’ve entered here looking for Ursula K Le Guin daily routine and luckily you give it to me but also you share with us a contemplative and chillin video. Definitely I felt the cinematic intention and feeling throughout your video. Thanks a lot and cheers from Mexico.

[@ingerlouise]

I'm glad to hear it! Thanks for stopping by :)

[@myusikah]

The cinematography!!! And the artistry!!! I totally enjoyed this episode of the writers' routines

[@ingerlouise]

Thank you so much! That means a lot😊

[@abetterjulie]

Both The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed are excellent, but I re-read The Dispossessed almost every year because it's full of things I need to hear regularly. It's my favorite of what I've read of her work. The Earthsea Trilogy didn't really do it for me - the pacing in those is too slow for my taste. Her poetry is lovely, and underrated imo. One of these days I'll actually *do* the writing exercises in her craft book. Maybe you could work those into a future video!

[@ingerlouise]

Oh wow! I didn’t know about her craft book, I will definitely check it out, thanks! I’m also not really intrigued by Earthsea because I’m not that into reading series of books anymore, but I’m definitely going to try to get my hands on the others and her poetry as well.

[@isayfuck2526]

Me too. I also enjoyed city of illusions, rocanons world and planet of exile

[@user-te7zz8mv3x]

the lathe of heaven is my current favourite le guin book and the ones who walk away from omelas is the most thought provoking story. i am so glad i made 2023 my year for listening to female authors.

[@ingerlouise]

i’ll have to look into the lathe of heaven, i’d never heard of it before so thanks for bringing it to my attention 😊

[@swamp_rose]

Hi Inger, just discovered your channel through this wonderful video. Really enjoyed the nature shots and slow pace, and the Ursula interview snippets blended in so nicely. It's been mentioned already but my favourite work of hers is the Dispossessed; it really blew my brain right open.

[@ingerlouise]

Thank you for your kind words :) I’m very glad you enjoyed the video, and thank you for your recommendation.

[@schniT_T]

She's also an amaaazing poet. I really like her Finding My Elegy and Wordhoarder cycles. Her version of the tao te ching is also really good

[@ingerlouise]

I’ve heard she’s a great poet too, I’m definitely going to check out her poetry. I didn’t know she wrote a version of the Tao te Ching, that’s so cool! Thanks for telling me about all of these :)

[@kimwilliams3214]

Lovely video, i adore Ursula's works. Do George R. R. Martin's writing schedule next 🤭

[@ingerlouise]

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll add him to the list :) Thanks for watching!

[@ronaldjohnson_ita]

There is a beautiful awkwardness in your editing that causes me to ponder on the meaning of being. The still shots of nature, the movement of hands and a face of gaze and concentration. These are the acts of being human. Taking out trash and washing the dishes, feeding your dogs and eating.

[@ingerlouise]

Thank you for this lovely comment Ronald. it has in turn made me contemplate the meaning of being and the act of being human. it’s so strange how we never think about these kinds of things until someone points them out. Have a great weekend :)

[@booklassygarrahan3929]

Your dinner looked fantastic. I want to try this routine.

[@ingerlouise]

thank you! i really recommend trying her routine, it was really fun and i think a sustainable way to incorporate writing into one's daily routine more often... granted you're a morning person and don't mind waking up at 5.😄

[@catherinecrawford2289]

I really liked this video! I have been a fan of U. K. LeGuin since I was 13 and I was given The Earthsea Trilogy for my birthday with 13 dollars tucked away in its pages as a surprise. I found out only later my brothers had been fans for years, just on the Science Fiction side of her works. I would like to see more writers routines.

[@ingerlouise]

Thank you for watching! That’s an awesome story :) I will definitely be making more Writer’s Routine videos, so be on the lookout 👀

[@poetnowit3599]

Only thing is most of LeGuin’s work was using a typewriter & electronic typewriter. “Thwap! Thwap! Ta-Ta! Thwap!” if one could imagine this for hours of self-inflicted noise pollution. And no emf’s & certain eye strain from screens. But the headache of revision & organization battle of old school writing. You had to be rigid with schedule & minimalist with other matters.

[@ingerlouise]

Very true. The program that I use to write simulates the sound of typing on a typewriter so I did have all of the “thwaps” and “ta’s” 😆 But no need to organise the papers afterward, which is definitely a plus.

[@DorothyPotterSnyder]

She is so like Carol Burnett in her presentation. Notice, no social media in any of it.

[@madeiradiego]

your dogs are adorable they made me subscribe to your channel.

[@ingerlouise]

Ah, thanks! They are adorable, but they’re not mine. I was house sitting for someone at the time and the dogs are theirs 🐶

[@guygreen7188]

get a separate keyboard. it will stop your hands and fingers being irradiated by the magnetic field of the laptop and prevent RSI and other health complications in your hands.

[@ingerlouise]

i’ll look into it!

[@georue98]

Yeah, a laptop stand, external keyboard, mouse , and chair help with ergonomic issues. Love all the veggies in your meals.