The Power of Lunch (And a Link)

The Jackalope insisted, and I obeyed.

I’m back to writing during lunchbreaks.

As the people I used to go to lunch with head out the door, I go downstairs to a little breakroom, listen to Zoe Keating on the headphones, and write for an hour in the middle of the day.

Writing at work is a great way to lose myself in something I love. It helps my regular work, too; I return from lunch focused and calm.

There’s a quote by Somerset Maugham about writing novels:

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.”

I know what they are:

1. Put your ass in a chair.
2. Write.
3. Repeat often!

Writing during lunch has helped me in the past, and it’s helping me again. It makes me sit in a room, ignoring the distractions of people talking or walking by, and focus on what really matters to me.

It’s a good habit, and I hope I have a large chunk of the novel in progress to plop down in front of Mark and Deacon soon…

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And just so I have it for future reference, a link: Why are artist’s poor?

- Christopher