the ingredients of a good (or bad) writing day

I'm at home on my writing time right now. Not vacation time – writing time. True, Sunday and Monday were largely spent watching television and eating cake, but that's because Tom was home, too. Now I'm back to my revision. Yesterday felt bad. Today felt good. So I thought I would share my recipe for a good or a bad writing day.

Bad Writing Day
It's not that yesterday wasn't a productive day, it just wasn't pleasant. It was a long day spent reading my current draft, revising, editing, and...