Sometimes this thinking time will generate future ideas for stories or blog posts. But mostly it is working out what I'm writing and when. My latest Chandler's Ford Today post looks further at this.
Many writers including one of my favourites, P.G. Wodehouse, also adored swimming. And I have found that having thinking time like this clears my mind of mental clutter such as thinking about all the jobs I haven't got around to doing at home yet!
So how do your characters clear their mind of clutter getting in their way? Everyone needs a way to relax and unwind so how do they do this? What do they worry about? What are their methods of losing their worries (if only for a while)? And what happens to those characters who cannot unwind, where worries and tensions defeat them? What is your fictional world's reaction to those who suffer mental breakdown?
Perhaps clearing your mind of clutter can help inspire you to work out how your characters do so!