Guns, Grendels, Or Nuclear Bombs; Take Your

I Think The Worst And Most Insidious Procrastination For Me Is Research. I Will Be Looking For Some Bit Of Fact Or Figure To Include In The Novel, And Before I Know, I've Wasted An Entire Morning Delving Into That Subject Matter Without A Word Written.

Throughout History, Knowledge Rises And Falls, Ebbs And Flows. What Once Was Known Is Forgotten Again, Lost In Time, Sometimes For Centuries, Only To Be Rediscovered Ages Later.

I Do Have An Office Where About 70 Percent Of My Writing Gets Done, But Sometimes It Does Get A Bit Stir-crazy To Be Cooped Up In There, So I'll Grab My Laptop And Write Somewhere Else: Another Room In The House, Out On The Patio, Or Even Heaven-forbid, A Trip To Starbucks. But I Also Write On The Road.

I Was All Set To Blow Some Crap Up.

The Truth Is Often One's Best Shield.