I Write Like a Soldier - No Interruptions

I've always loved reading about how writers work, the rituals and processes that go into sitting down and making a novel. It should come as no surprise, then, that I wasted many an hour at my desk today reading through the archives of Daily Routines, a blog about "how writers, artists, and other interesting people organise their days."

The site features many authors and other creative types across a variety of media and genres. My personal favourite though? Gertrude Stein. Perhaps we should all try to schedule in an hour or two each day for quarrelling with our famous and accomplished friends?

Gertrude Stein with her portrait painted by Pablo Picasso. Photographed by Man Ray, 1922.