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Arnie Sabatelli's avatar

I so enjoyed this post. When I was teaching, I always encouraged my students to acquire rituals when writing, citing some of the same ones you mention here. We have to be willing to experiment and discover whatever it takes to mysteriously conjure the ideas and words from our brains. I once read that when Joyce was writing well, he claimed he could feel the words coming through his wrists.

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Eleanor Jones's avatar

Great essay! I love speaking to another writer to bounce ideas and I always leave the conversation feeling inspired. I don’t have any specific writing rituals (and none as weird as some of these authors!) but I have a writing playlist on Spotify that helps me get into a writing mood. I definitely do my best writing away from the house. Like you, I enjoy the buzz of a cafe :) thank you for sharing x

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