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How I Write

Working practices described by writers.

The Soup Of My Boiling Imagination

By Kevin Shamel

It usually begins with Post-It Notes. They surround my monitor as I type this.
If not those sticky, colored squares, then it’s a ragtag collection of paper bits that start my stories. I get ideas in droves and jot them down for later use. It’s also how I organize what I need to do. If I [...]


Through A Dark Room With Arms Outstretched

By Beatrice Colin

I’m always amazed by people who tell me they have a whole book stored in their head – all they have to do is write it. When I start a novel I have only the vaguest idea of how it will turn out. I usually have a place I want to end up, a final [...]


I Don’t Want to Make This Comic

By Sarah C. Bell

I am a lazy artist. I get some silly/brilliant/stupid idea for a script and get really excited. Epiphany! Light bulb! Yes­ — this comic about a dead moth I saw must be drawn! The world simply must have it. Moaning and whining and procrastinating, however, quickly follow this bolt of inspiration. I want to sit [...]


The Meditative Mood

By Louise Shivers

The ideal writing day for me begins when I wake up naturally at eight o’clock. While I sip on a large cup of coffee I stare into space.
This hour sets the tone for the day.
About nine I eat some protein, cheese toast maybe. From nine to ten I go to the computer or, more often [...]


Giant Puzzle

By Tracy Davis

I am a huge procrastinator unless I have a sudden inspiration that comes out of nowhere, I am in the middle of a project, or I have a routine such as a weekly column. Otherwise, I may not write a word for weeks at a time, and when I am determined to start again, it [...]


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