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Pepys - I forgot to mention in my reply to your post that I can identify with what is going on with you and your writing. My experience with the notebook by the bed is that it created a new problem for me. When I made an entry I couldn't say, "This is one part of my story, I think this will work." No, I didn't see the entry as just one piece of my story. My mind would start whirring with every entry in the notebook, jumbling them all together. I was looking for a polished piece of writing that somehow I was going to miraculously create before I fell asleep.
The suggestions I sent earlier seem quite disjointed (a slower step by step process) as far as completing a story. Also, I forgot to mention that if a outline works for you then some of the pressure concerning the amount of time you have to write may be alleviated. Even though it's a slower process it might be a more productive one.
Those who can use the bedtime notebook are most fortunate. Just imagine, jotting down an idea and saying, "Time to get back to sleep." For me, using the notebook at night is like the light bulb flashing in the cartoon caption, and I can't sleep with the light on.