Getting into the 'Zone' of Writing
October 2026
Creative writing has always been a special corner of the world for me but that doesn't mean I don't have my share fair of challenges. A struggle more recently has been finding the motivation to get through another round of edits for another draft of the same story. Something that seems to help is setting the 'vibe' with music, a nice pumpkin coffee (iced of course), and a clock. Why the clock? While it may seem silly, by forcing myself to thing and write (not just doodle or play on a screen) our brains will engage within five to ten minutes (there is data to back this up). Personally, once I hit that 'zone' writing goes by quick and it all starts with timing myself for five minutes. I don't need the timer after I'm in the 'zone', but to get there I need it.