So my writing process is, I have a very busy life, I have kids and a job, and I write books. So what I do is I carry a notebook with me at all times and I write down everything in my notebook that comes to me, every idea that I have that I think might be something I write it in the book. I have a writing rule which is a rule I take from my dog, which is that my dog, I have to back up and now explain this.
My dog was one of those dogs that anytime something fell on the floor, she would eat it first and figure out what it was later. So my writing rule is write it down first, figure out if you’re going to use it later. Because if you edit yourself or you say to yourself, “That’s not a good idea,” then you don’t end with any material. Anytime someone says something funny or something strikes me funny or interesting, I put it in the notebook and then later I flip through and I see what I have there.
And sometimes I’ll find little crumbs that I can maybe do something with. And then I’ll go to my computer and start to write.
