#WritersCoffeeClub Sep13 What do you need to do before you sit down to write?

I need a coffee, I need to have checked my socials, I need to have switched everything on.

So it is all about getting myself into the right place mentally, with nothing else to worry about.

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep13 What do you need to do before you sit down to write?

Empty my badder. Make sure the dogs don't need to go out to empy theirs. Sometimes make a cup of coffee.

And my writing often goes better if I spend some time just resting, letting my mind be at ease. That's often […]

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 13 - What do you need to do before you sit down to write?

Not much. My mug, tea or coffee depends on time of day. My playlists with mood-music (I am easily affected by music). I've got a goal, 200 words/day, to reach and that's doable even on a bad day. And on a bad day […]

#WritersCoffeeClub What do you need to do before you sit down to write?

Start before I'm distracted. Then go put the kettle on (:-))

#WritersCoffeeClub 13th Sep ~ What do you need to do before you sit down to write?

I need to:

- have listened to at least one song
- have an idea of my objectives
- drink at least one decent cup of coffee

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13th Sept 2026. What do you need to do before you sit down to write?

Bend my legs at the hips.

#WritersCoffeeClub 12th Sep ~ Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

There's an early draft of Chapter One at ko-fi.com/cjpayling/li...

I also share with my wife and my sister, they are my early draft readers.

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#WritersCoffeeClub 12 Sep: Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

Hmmmn... Is there a group of urban-fantasy short-story writers to hang out with?

I'm green at fiction, and started out with https://www.freedomfiction.com/2026/06/coyotes-by-david-collier-brown/

#WritersCoffeeClub 12 Sep: Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

Husband, first. Then author friends that I hang with. Newsletter readers of course. Sometimes my blog.

It varies on my mood.

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Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

The two writers groups I attend, plus you lot occasionally, when the hashtag question games ask for one and I've got a good one ready.

#WritersCoffeeClub 12—Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

Mostly, my family. But, also, anyone that asks, "So, how is that novel going?"

It's their fault for asking.

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#WritersCoffeeClub – 12th Sept. Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

The uncaring black void, and I misinterpret the small pinpricks of light as a smile.

#WritersCoffeeClub 12—Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

A lot of my books start as courses for my meditation students, often as a weekly or even daily email. With my current WIP I am sharing half a chapter each week. Over the course of a year I’ll end up with a 95k first draft.

#WritersCoffeeClub – 12th Sept. Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

With my wife Joyce, who is my main editor

#WritersCoffeeClub 12/9: Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?
The occasional prompt here on Bsky, like #WIPSnips, and on people on a few discord servers to ask for opinions.
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#WritersCoffeeClub – 12th Sept. Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?

Sometimes I read aloud to my family. I can see from their expressions when something doesn't work and reading aloud helps me edit. However the fam is too encouraging. Which is both nice but also hard as I still don't […]

#WritersCoffeeClub 12/9: Who do you share snippets of your WIP with?
I share through this prompt-thread and #WordWeavers when appropriate. And occasionally on Substack.
Also, and in normal circumstances every day, through #WIPSnips on Bluesky.
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