A Day in the Life of a London Writer!

[aloysius_bear]

Today, I gained valuable insight into my primary human's life as a writer in London. She graciously allowed me to accompany her to Good & Proper in Clerkenwell, where she was due to meet a friend for a writing date:

First, and most important, was breakfast! Writers need lots of sustenance to fuel their creativity. We started with Honey Orchid Oolong tea and some tasty snacks:

Then came the choice of which notebook to use. So many pretty notebooks...

Apparently, they all have a different and very specific purpose. It's not just that my human is obsessed with buying stationery, no sirree!

But once the notebook was selected, the next decision was which colour pen to use:

How writers get any work done at all when they are constantly faced with such difficult dilemmas, is beyond me.

Luckily, Writing Magazine was on hand to provide inspiration, guidance and news of submission opportunities:

It wasn't just an excuse to take a break and do some light reading, at all!

Then it was back to the grindstone. Ack! The existential horror of the blank page...

Definitely time for more tea - Dragonwell this time!

Lest this gives the impression that my human spends all her writing time drinking tea and messing about with different coloured pens, let me assure you that a very great deal of creative work was accomplished, which I am sure will lead to amazing things.

The tea was delicious, though...