Lashed to the Mast

Writers sit and write – for a long time. What do you do to stop yourself becoming welded to your writing seat?

From Jim

I become antsy when I’m writing. At least until I settle into a groove and my mind gets onboard for the work. Then I write in bursts of an hour or so. I make bargains with myself. Write a thousand words and you can take a coffee break. Or check your e-mail. Or go on a FaceBook jag. On good days I’ll have three or four of those bursts and achieve a good word count. But other da...