I’m a fierce plotter and planner, and while I write on a computer, I always plot with pen and paper. I fill copious notebooks with scribbled story outlines, character ideas, questions to myself (!), and, happily, lots of answers. One of my favorite things to do when I hit a wall with my writing, is to take my notebook to a dim and cosy coffee shop. I find a booth in the back corner, disappear into it, and start daydreaming. I scribble anything and everything that comes to mind, and it never fails to send me right back into the world of my story.

Despite my best intentions, my desk is a cluttered mess of old manuscript drafts, scented candles, pens, a doodling pad, coffee cups, and ‘to-do’ lists!

Last updated on December 21, 2009 by Kate Morton