Great question... Do you have kids? I've found, that even with the best will in the world, my time is simply second best first thing in the morning. There always a mouth to feed, a bum to wipe, a early wake up to soothe back to sleep, that I don't even bother trying to get a morning routine in.

I used to find it the best time to write though, that I totally agree. Crystal clear when you first wake up

As they get older I will aim to get something like a morning writing ritual going, but right now I am just not stressing myself out about it

Ps - I read a great book "create first, consume second" which was nice for just this problem