Rage Against the (Coffee) Machine
So I lit my candle this morning in front of my Buddha statue. I said my prayers. I took some deep breaths. I tossed some Mozart on my CD player. But in the end, I write best on a coffee-fuled high.
I make a 12-cup pot each day--all for me. My mug is what other people probably call a thermos. It's HUGE. And I write best when my mind isn't quiet.
I know some writers thrive on drugs and alcohol. I know some prefer serenity and quiet. And while I love to be ALONE (bliss!), I write best when I can't settle down. I wake at two a.m. in the throes of a scene in my mind and get up and write, and THEN, when I purge the scene from my brain, I can get back to sleep. Today I was up at 4:30. Is it any wonder I love coffee? With sugar and Half & Half. And frankly, it's not Starbucks. It's any old crap I can buy at the grocery store.
So yeah, I prefer to be really on the edge. I write best that way. Mrs. Folger's and Mr. Coffee . . . this one's for you.
I make a 12-cup pot each day--all for me. My mug is what other people probably call a thermos. It's HUGE. And I write best when my mind isn't quiet.
I know some writers thrive on drugs and alcohol. I know some prefer serenity and quiet. And while I love to be ALONE (bliss!), I write best when I can't settle down. I wake at two a.m. in the throes of a scene in my mind and get up and write, and THEN, when I purge the scene from my brain, I can get back to sleep. Today I was up at 4:30. Is it any wonder I love coffee? With sugar and Half & Half. And frankly, it's not Starbucks. It's any old crap I can buy at the grocery store.
So yeah, I prefer to be really on the edge. I write best that way. Mrs. Folger's and Mr. Coffee . . . this one's for you.
posted by Erica Orloff at 10:33 AM
2 Comments:
Oh, I don't even TRY to get started without coffee. And my two first cups of the morning are HUGE! I am at the point in my current book where I wish I could do that wake up and purge the scene thing, sigh. I think I'm too tired!
I hear you. I am in deadline hell--or at least purgatory. If I could take I.V. caffeine, I would!
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