Jane Espenson’s post on her creative process got me thinking. What are your creative rituals?

When I’m working on an article, I have an information-collecting ritual that involves lots of open tabs in Firefox and a great deal of highlighting. Even if I only use one or two of my background articles in the finished product, I like to have everything right there. I also work best if I can blast some music while I’m writing; it clears my mind and makes it easier for me to say what I want to say.

Novel writing is similar, but instead of open tabs I use the information collecting mojo of Scrivener.

Post your creative rituals in the comments. I’m always interested in the way other people write.

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