Question: What do you eat or drink when you write?
I get a lot of questions about my writing process and this one cracks me up! One reason is because a couple of years ago a friend was in a panic when Coca-Cola discontinued her favorite flavor. She drank it whenever she wrote and she didn’t know how this was going to affect her work! As it turned out, it didn’t influence her writing in any way, but it just goes to show that we writers have superstitions and rituals.
Anyway, the answer is: If I’m at home, I’m drinking water in my gigantic hot pink glass. Cold, no ice. Or I’m drinking tea in my favorite mug. Tetley, British blend. Hot, no sugar, no milk.
As for what I eat while writing? I don’t because that creates crumbs in the keyboard. You don’t think this is going to be a problem until you can’t use the home row because something is stuck underneath. There’s only so much a can of pressured air can dislodge.
Does my drink preference influence my writing? I don’t think so, but it does affect my mood. There are times when I don’t think I can face a rewrite without an extra-hot mug of tea.
