The writing muscle lives in several places in the body: the mind, the shoulder, the hand, the gut, maybe even in the tapping toe anxiously waiting for the next word to come. Lately, I've thought they live in veins and arteries, as well . . . the ones attached to the writing muscle. And in order for the writing muscle to kick into gear, the veins/arteries/wires need to be heated up. That's what I'm doing now: heating up the wires that are attached to my writing muscles that work together to produce publishable words. I need them at peak production, and they are now well-oiled and humming. Just a matter of time now.