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Today's challenge comes from the gracious and fabulous historical writer Collette Cameron, who wants to know if we indulge in quirky superstitions or rituals when we write.
Today's challenge comes from the gracious and fabulous historical writer Collette Cameron, who wants to know if we indulge in quirky superstitions or rituals when we write.
I'm not a stranger to rituals. I have a son who played football and hockey. I think sports figures are notoriously superstition. I know in order for my son's team to win each week, we had to eat at a certain restaurant on the Monday before and I had to treat myself to a Heath Bar Blizzard after. I must have worked, because they had a pretty awesome record that year. (I also had a pretty awesome record in terms of weight gain).
I can't honestly say I have any rituals I have to follow to capture the right words on the page. No smelly candles or a specific kind of music. I don't have to drink a certain flavor coffee or face the same direction.
I can't honestly say I have any rituals I have to follow to capture the right words on the page. No smelly candles or a specific kind of music. I don't have to drink a certain flavor coffee or face the same direction.
But I am like a sunflower - I follow the sun. I like brightness when I write and during the winter months, the sun streams through my kitchen and family room windows in the morning. So I sit at my kitchen island and work. In the spring and summer, when the trees are blooming, I retreat to my upstairs office. I feel like I'm working in a tree house when I work there.
I used to restrict my writing to just the morning hours, leaving afternoons free to research or run errands. But lately, the muse has been talking to me all day long, so I just sit down and add words no matter what time of day.
I used to restrict my writing to just the morning hours, leaving afternoons free to research or run errands. But lately, the muse has been talking to me all day long, so I just sit down and add words no matter what time of day.
Gosh, I feel like I should have some rituals just to keep things interesting. But I don't know. Maybe I'm better off not. What do you think?
Thanks for coming by this week. The next stop on this week's tour is one of my favorite people, Sarah Hegger. I wonder what her rituals are?
Thanks for coming by this week. The next stop on this week's tour is one of my favorite people, Sarah Hegger. I wonder what her rituals are?
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