Waitng for Springtime...

Ugh... will this winter never end?  it has not been a particularly brutal winter for Chicago, but when it is officially spring, as of March 20th, the expectation, and usual temperature trend about this time should be in the upper 40's or low 50's. or around 10 Celsius. As of this writing on March 24th, the temperature is still about what we would normally get in January/February.  What makes it even more of a slap in the face, is the fact that the sunlight reflects that of spring, in terms of brightness, the suns position in the sky and length of day.  Also the birds are singing as though it were springtime. Yesterday we spotted a yellow finch, a bird that migrates north during the warmer months. Now I understand that more snow is in our forecast for this evening. I'm sure it won't be on the ground too long, but still...

I was wondering if writers are more productive during the winter months?  On the one hand it  would seem to make sense that most writers would be more prolific when there is not much to do outdoors and most folks are housebound during the darker and colder months of the year. On the other hand, during the warmer times of the year, us writers can get out, exercise and find more ideas to write about as we get out more into the natural world. We can go for long walks, while at the same time letting our creative energies go to work. it is also pleasant to sit outdoors and create, before it get too hot and buggy.

I wonder if there is a survey that exists that measures the creative cycle for a writer over the year? Maybe this is something that is too hard to measure as answers would vary too radically from writer to writer, the same as it does for those who are natural morning people and those who are at their best at night.  I think that could be interesting to measure. I feel that for myself, the warmer months might inspire more material to write about, but that perhaps more actual work is produced during the cold winter months. I suppose it has much to do with the individual, as I mentioned. Just something I am pondering as I wait for spring to arrive. Does anybody have thoughts or data on this topic?