A Writing Habit

You sometimes hear how lonely the life of a writer can be. I'm guessing it was a non-writing soul who first offered this reflection. Most writers I know are not only immeasurably comfy with their own company, their heads house such an array of ideas, characters and plots - all vying for attention - that there's little room for loneliness.

That said, writing is a solitary endeavor. This is why so many writers stay jammied a good portion of each day, scoffing at The Mary Kay Way. You wonder how many Mary Kay reps actually get up each day and dress impeccably even if they've no firm plans to open the front door.

How pointless to dress to the nines in order to pick up a pen or pound upon my keyboard! Yet, it's also slightly disconcerting to realize it's 1:30 in the afternoon and you're still jammied and perhaps in need of a hairbrush.

If you keep scribbling until 5:00 or so, it hardly matters any longer. But it's those mid afternoon hours that find some of us  writers longing for a writing habit. But what?

I've found my answer as well as wild inspiration with Magnolia Pearl. Aside being the most intriguing web site I've yet to chance across, I love the clothes. Of course, as a SW Florida girl, I'd have to Florida-ize the Dickens out of them. 

And wild inspiration? It trumps loneliness every time.