So Emma blogged about her hangups last week and said, “The more and more I write the more and more I notice there are certain things I have to do before I start writing or have to do while writing. I don’t have to do them but I just feel more comfortable if I do.”

I thought this would make kind of a fun Me-Me so here goes……….feel free to join in!

1. I write in Arial 13. I hate looking at Courier. Plus when I switch to Courier I always get the pleasant surprise of more pages. Yes, I totally psyche myself out.

2. I CAN write with pen and paper and will sit in the car while the boys are at b’ball and switch off between pen/paper and Neo when I get stuck on the typing. It’s a bit weird but it works well. I think pen/paper uses a different part of your brain than typing. I’d almost go so far as to say more creative but I’ve read Emma’s writing (and she can’t use pen/paper) so I know it’s not true.

3. I’m VERY superstitious about talking about my wips (outside of my CP’s).

4. I have no set-in-stone plotting technique. Please do not ask me about GMC especially if I’m gabbing about this scene or that scene. Chances are I don’t KNOW the GMC, but I can tell you why a scene is needed and how it needs to play out and what the characters can realize. Just don’t ask me about GMC or I wig out because it frightens me more than Freddie Kreuger.

5. I ALWAYS freak out about 2/3 the way through writing the book. Always (just ask Vee, Lynn, Mik…Dennie…Shell……..um yeah okay)

6. I rarely can write a book I’ve just thought up–they need time to cook though I can usually vomit up at least 25 – 100 pages and a plot.

7. I can write during Prison Break and Terminator but I can’t write during AI or The Biggest Loser so Tuesday is a no-writing night at my house.

8. I can’t read during Prison Break and Terminator.

9. If I put my mind to it, I can write in pretty much any situation–noisy, not noisy, complete silence whatever as long as I don’t wan to sweat anyone “looking over my shoulder” and the kid’s aren’t speaking (to me).

So what about you? Any hangups? Quirks? Whatever? Share becuase I KNOW I’m not the only freak out there :lmao: