Words

Sometimes a good writing day is when my fingers fly over the keyboard. A thousand words sparkle on the screen, my plan unfolds, and the direction for tomorrow is clear.

Sometimes a good writing day is when I stare at the screen and it remains blank. Finally dredge up a page, each word worse than the one before.
I delete it, grind out a page and a half, and keep one sentence – not for its words but for its idea.
After a while, if it’s a good writing day, I type a paragraph that shows me the direction for tomorrow.