Jerome Jewell
Chocolate chip cookies and absence. When my words start to smell bad...when I feel the fatigue or lack of creative juice, I have to walk away. Sometimes this is for a few days, but more often it's for a period of months. I've learned that I have to be in the mood to write well. Hell, I have enough trouble writing suitable paragraphs when I'm fully engaged. Anything less is a disaster....for me.
To get really good answers to this question, please study writers who have a real track record of successful writing. I've written one book. That is NOT a track record of anything.
For example, Ernest Hemingway kept a pretty disciplined daily routine that included some writing, some fishing, some naps, some drinking, some sex...and voila! Look at the result of this balanced approach. Study him, along with others such as Tahir Shah, Margaret Wheatley, Deborah Tannen, Thomas Friedman, and other renowned authors. They'll show you a path.
To get really good answers to this question, please study writers who have a real track record of successful writing. I've written one book. That is NOT a track record of anything.
For example, Ernest Hemingway kept a pretty disciplined daily routine that included some writing, some fishing, some naps, some drinking, some sex...and voila! Look at the result of this balanced approach. Study him, along with others such as Tahir Shah, Margaret Wheatley, Deborah Tannen, Thomas Friedman, and other renowned authors. They'll show you a path.
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