Do you have a favorite beverage you have when you are writing? Is it just something you’d normally have, or is it something special? Personally, I drink coffee - nearly every day. I generally have at least one drip-over cup in the late morning / early afternoon. But lately I’ve been having a second one in the evening.
So, how did you do today? Did you make progress? Did you overcome any challenges? Did you run into any stumbling blocks?
Quote of the Day:
A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, ‘Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.’
– Quentin Tarantino
Photo by Michael Burrows
Look, I’m a broke software developer, so I’ve been quaffing shittiest cheapest instant coffee I can find on the store. It lets me do miraculous things with code. …for writing, it’s terrible. Or at least it would be terrible if my current project wasn’t quickly turning into a piece of gnarled postmodern literature. For that purpose, it’s okay. It’s kinda detrimental to my sleep cycle, however, so I’m trying to clear my head with homemade iced tea right now.
Since I need to pull ideas off thin air for this project I’m in a bit of a slump, but I actually took a break and that felt great. Just jotted down some new ideas. And I hope I’ll get my head clear enough of excess caffeine through the weekend! Next week is also looking better what comes to time.
Yeah, I used to be there…buying the cheapest coffee just to have something to drink in the house.
Heh - if my piece looked like a piece of post-modern literature, I’d be happy. 😅
I’m trying to figure out why I am having these afternoon slumps. If I can clear them up I’ll move forward more than I am now.
I’m wondering if I really should be getting back to morning writing…I seem to have more energy then. (Which is weird, because I’m a night person.)
Hot drinks, especially in November. I make the morning’s French-pressed coffee for everyone; once that’s gone, it’s a second pot or tea-by-the-mug. Sometimes I drink hot water.
I’m getting words down, have some work that was put off, have chores to do, so that’s distracting me from getting in my head and letting the words take flight from my head to perch on the digital page. I don’t really know these characters, so I’m trying to understand their conflicts. It is what it is . . . and there’s laundry! zips away
