I have to write because if I don't get something down then after a while I feel it's going to bang the side of my head off.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head.
There's always a part of my brain saying: 'Stop getting comfortable. Don't relax.' Because I find it difficult to write when I'm happy. I have to go out there and get battered up and bruised to write anything. I have to feel something.
When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece is writing itself and I'm trying not to get in the way.
The thing I'm always trying to do when I write is hit that sweet spot where the book both keeps you up late at night, and yet a week after you've finished, it still pops back into your head.
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.
It usually helps me write by reading - somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.
Once I start writing, I can't stop.
I never sit down and write. I just sorta let things form in my brain.
The best I can do is, it's like a 'ding!' You're writing, and then something starts falling into place, and you hear or feel a ding. And it just feels - it's going to be okay.
When I write, it's like watching a movie in my head.