Inspiration is weird like that. Very occasionally, it impedes my ability to sleep. In these cases, I'll try to sleep for about 45 min, then get up and start hacking. Time flows extremely quickly at night when I'm in this state, despite the fact that the clock is always visible on-screen.
When I finally look over, it's 4am, my hands aching from not moving out of typing position for at least 4 hours, and I can usually settle into 4 hours or so of sleep. The resulting sleep is usually very deep and relaxing.
If that's the price of being courted by a muse, I'm fine with it.
When I finally look over, it's 4am, my hands aching from not moving out of typing position for at least 4 hours, and I can usually settle into 4 hours or so of sleep. The resulting sleep is usually very deep and relaxing.
If that's the price of being courted by a muse, I'm fine with it.