Here's what writers (apparently) need to write:
Piedmont Writer said...
You forget the list of handy dandy chocolate snack thingy's right by the edge of the desk.
Jen said...
I think you definitely nailed it, however it doesn't always seem that easy... when the words don't flow I find adding a glass of wine (at a decent hour of course!) helps loosen the words!
Jonathon Arntson said...
I am just so offended Elana. After years and years of working on my writing, surviving because of one product and you insult my Diet Dr Pepper by calling it Coke?! I go with the real professionals' supplement. Hmph.
Meredith said...
That's basically it, for the first draft, at least. Butt in chair. That's the only way I get anything done. But chocolate-covered pretzels help.
Kristi Helvig said...
The only thing you're missing is the chocolate. I can't write without it. :)
JEM said...
I think you're forgetting the copious amounts of coffee and chocolate. Or Diet Coke and Twizzlers, if that's your thing.
Dammit, I just remembered the pretzel M&M's. Why am I not at a grocery store right now?!?
SWK said...
Yeah. Haven't heard of a better way :) In my case, kinda have to have coffee and chocolate in close proximity!
Lindsay (a.k.a Isabella) said...
Lol. I'm going to include chocolate and snacks in that list somewhere. :)
Karen Lange said...
Think you have it down except you forgot pretzel M&M's.
Jemi Fraser said...
I'd like to include a cup of Chai tea, but other than that, it's perfect!
Kimber said...
All that list needs is a big bag of Twizzlers:)
Sharon K. Mayhew said...
I thought you had to eat Twizzlers to get published???
Notice a trend yet? Foodstuffs? Drinks? (For the record, I've always wanted to use the word "foodstuffs" for something. My life is almost complete.) And I totally blame the Roecker sisters for this falsehood about Twizzlers. Red Vines are clearly the superior licorice. Everyone knows that.
Another vice for writers: the Interwebz. Twitter. Facebook. Email. Cable TV. But remember how we're quitting stuff? Yeah, you can do it. Write.
Me? You want progress? (Or maybe I want to brag? Ha!) I wrote almost 20 K in a new project = 78 pages. Then I got my edits, so I basically haven't moved from in front of the computer for like, three days.
Just goes to show that if you have enough Red Vines and ginger ale, you can write for a long time. Just sayin'.
What do you think? Are you snack-crazed? Do you think this curse just applies to writers, or do painters have to have a bowl of pork rinds nearby?
