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Friday Top Ten
By Nancy Lindquist | June 29, 2007
Top Ten Things I Do to Start Writing
10. Make sure there’s plenty of caffiene.
9. Turn on music.
8. Wear comfy clothing. I could not go back to an office, if I wanted to. I could not dress like that again.
7. Pay the kids to play outside. Bribery is a beautiful thing.
6. Go through my notes on strange stuff I’ve seen. The odder, the better. Cirque de Soliel has been good for three books. I am turned on by the absurd.
5. Remind myself that I am published and I don’t suck.
4. Make the room smell good.
3. Have a snack handy.
2. Make sure there’s plenty of toilet paper in the bathroom next to my writing area. If I have to get up to get it, I’m sunk. The moment I get off track, I’m gone for good.
1. Sit my butt in the chair and start writing, without beating myself up.
