Thanks, Michael. I, too, am a HUGE fan of Anne L’s. I’ve read “Bird by Bird” several times for my own benefit and used it in a few writing classes I’ve taught. She is terrific. I do love audiobooks but only when I’m on long drives. I find I can absorb more by reading or even just skimming a book or other written material. Most people can speak maybe 200 words per minute, but I can read/skim (rim? skead?) at 2-3X that speed — while skipping the parts I already know or am not interested in. I’m too impatient to wait! 🙂

Yes, a digital timers are great tools for all sorts of things, especially if you’re as distractable/ADDish as I am. Like you, I often use mine to set limits on how much time I want to spend on a certain task, online or in r/l. (Also excellent for not forgetting about the frozen pizza in the oven.)

Thanks, Robert. Why don’t you write something about forming good habits your way. (I’m already quite proficient at developing bad ones. 🙂 I’d love to read it. PS: See you Tuesday.

By the way, when it comes to getting going with your writing – we think one of the best things ever recorded on any topic is Anne Lamott’s Word by Word. If you do a search in Amazon for Word by Word Lamott, you’ll find the 3 hour audio. For anyone who cares about good writing, it is stunningly good.

http://www.amazon.com/Word-Anne-Lamott/dp/1880717573/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240602831&sr=8-1