There is no right answer. Do what works for you. Julia Cameron, in her book, The Artist s Way , tells aspiring artists to set aside time each morning to write. She calls it, morning papers. You can call it, mourning papers.
Every morning take the time to write three pages of thoughts and feelings.
Write long-hand rather than using a typewriter or computer because there is a better connection between the hand and the heart. While writing, don't concern yourself with spelling, grammar, punctuation, being redundant, or making sense. Write half-baked ideas, thoughts, or feelings if you want. The goal is not to write something good or something that will ever be read again. The goal is to write simply for the sake of getting it out of your system.