In the Chair, With Flames

As Ann Patchett said in her Muse and the Marketplace 2009 keynote address, creativity isn't something you wait for. It's something you earn by sitting your butt in the chair and writing.

What she didn't say, though, was that the chair will frequently be on fire.

I've been sitting. Not everyday, not every hour available to me, but I've definitely been down in that chair this week.

And let me tell you something. It burns.

Thanks for Reading,

Stephen