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I carry a notebook and write down things to do, and I write out thoughts and stuff like that.

I usually write things in my head before I ever write them down. When I write it out, usually I've already figured out what it is I'm trying to do.

I write slowly and get distracted a lot.

I make lists to keep my anxiety level down. If I write down 15 things to be done, I lose that vague, nagging sense that there are an overwhelming number of things to be done, all of which are on the brink of being forgotten.

I try to sit down at the typewriter four times a day, even if it's only five minutes, and write three sentences.

I tend to forget what I'm doing will ever be read while I'm writing it, and just get on with the task at hand.

If I had had a thing like an iPad when I was a kid, then I never would have gotten into the habit of writing things down by hand.

I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write.

Not intending to be funny: I sit at the keyboard, put my fingers on the keys and go. To me, it's the real secret of writing. Put yourself in front of the screen or the blank sheet of paper and get to work.