A Goodreads user asked Loretta Livingstone:

How long is the way between writer's mind and hand?

Loretta Livingstone It depends on what the writer is writing. For me, it is more about the speed, sometimes. When I am writing fiction, the ideas flood in so fast that my pen struggles to keep up, sometimes. I intend to spend half an hpur, and look up to find I've been preoccupied for over two hours and dinner will be late. With poetry, it can take longer. The initial ideas flood in and I dash to find a pen, but then they slow a little. Overall, though, the distance is quite short.

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