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No special writing rituals. And my desk is usually cluttered.

I have my favorite cat, who is my paperweight, on my desk while I am writing.

I grew up with such an affinity to cats. I adore the way that they think and operate.

I ruefully admit that if the cat is asleep in my chair - which she regards as hers, of course - I tend to leave her there and take the other one.

Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.

I'm a cat person.

Whether we're conscious of it or not, our work and personal lives are made up of daily rituals, including when we eat our meals, how we shower or groom, or how we approach our daily descent into the digital world of email communication.

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

It's aspirational for me. I've lived as a cat lady. I'm happy to be a cat lady. I'll continue to be a cat lady. Just bring them all to my house, and I'll keep them all, no problem.

When I'm writing, I write every day. It's lovely when that's happening. One day dovetailing into the next. Sometimes I don't even know what day of the week it is.