SET target 1000 words per day. Morning result- Zero. The words run around like naughty school children, unruly, wild and fighting inside his head. They don’t get into line and form that first sentence. For two hours he labours, blank page remains blank. It’s writer’s block. He rises from his desk and makes a cup of coffee; the strong smell of caffeine is good. Unable to resist, he takes a sip and burns his mouth.
Shaking his head he reads the paper; recession, swine flu, death and murders. For light relief he turns to the book section and finds Katie Price, former page three model smiling back at him. Three male models stand behind her; she is a best seller with over 50,000 copies sold. This cheers him no end and he throws the paper in the bin.
Afternoon- at the desk again with pen ready, set against the blank page. Thirty minutes, nothing. Then the first sentence forms- Life is a bitch, get used to it.
The words flow. It’s True: Writing is 10% Inspiration and 90% being glued to your chair.