Dismantle My Bed

Would you start across the Pacific on a rowboat without food and sunblock? Would you start up Mount Kilimanjaro without ropes and a pick axe? Would you hike through Death Valley without a visor and a canteen? I think you see where I’m going with this.

As any explorer will tell you, every successful journey begins with being well-equipped. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what you will need to begin your novel-writing adventure. What works for one person will certainly not work for everyone.

For instance, say you don’t consume caffeine. Not only will I find you bizarre and in great disharmony with me personally, but my positively essential writing provisions of coffee and dark chocolate will be entirely lost on you.

Make a list of things that you will need to write for several hours a day every day. Then stock up. You will desperately regret running out of a necessity in the midst of a productive writing spell.