Ten minutes at a time

"What the writer needs is an empty day ahead."  CATHERINE DRINKER BOWEN

I saw this quote in my Twitter feed recently and thought, "No, No! No!"

A couple weeks ago, I was in Vermont with a handful of other authors, speaking about our books and writing.  During the question-and-answer session, an audience  member asked about when we write.  Specifically, do we write on a regular schedule, or do we write in bursts of creativity?  It's a question commonly asked by readers, but it was the first...