A bonus post for you this week because I just had to tell you what I was up to last night!
Me, The Hubster and our daughter attended the book launch for friend, my Co Nano ML and talented writer Elizabeth Haynes 3rd book, Human Remains.
Elizabeth is a huge inspiration to all aspiring authors, having used Nanowrimo to kick start her writing career.
It was lovely to see so many of the Kent Wrimo’s at the launch party and of course, hubby insisted that he had to have his own copy of the book!
I’m looking forward to the read if Keith B Walters review is anything to go by! (Lovely to meet you last night Keith!).
So this morning I’m feeling slightly worse for wear (too much Champagne!) so if you could all keep it down today it would be much appreciated 😉 I’m off out in a sec for a writing session with a fellow Wrimo….which begs a question that came up last night….. Can you write while you’re drunk?
Do you write whilst you’re under the influence? Can you? Hemingway said “Write drunk; edit sober.” And look at how successful he was 😉 I’ll let you know if writing with a hangover is a good or bad thing later lol
The View Outside 
Huge congrats to Elizabeth on her book launch, I shall add this to my TBR. Writing on the influence… mostly of coffee. Bizarrely, I’ve been known to edit once or twice with a glass of wine for fortification and to help disentangle knotty plot problems. Mostly, though, I’m teetol at the keyboard. XX
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Awwwww, thanks Nicky 🙂
Yeah, you and me both….I just fall asleep when I drink so that doesn’t really help lol x
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Teetol? You’ll think I have imbibed! Tea-total. Tea-total is what I meant. Fingers not cooperating, I think I need coffee!
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You been on the sherry already? 😉
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Shhhhh!
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I haven’t tried writing under the influence, but I have tried programming that way, and it works quite well if you haven’t had too much 8^). In fact, there was some research that showed that logical ability improves with your first two drinks, but then heads downhill fast after that.
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Ha ha ha 😉
Really HE, that’s interesting…I guess it depends on your tolerance levels…one glass and I’m under the table lol xx
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I know I can’t do anything useful after I’ve had a drink so I don’t try.
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No, I kinda discovered that Patsy lol
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Haven’t written with a hangover (because I avoid ever having one, she says smugly) but I have written with a spritzer on the side at the weekends and sometimes it makes the words flow better. It depends how tired I am. It tends to help with saucy scenes, I find!
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Ha ha ha, and what’s your tip for avoiding one Bel? 😉
Lol, I hear this so often….write a sex scene with a glass of wine, does it REALLY work? Xx
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I’m brilliant when I’m drunk. However, I am sane when I am sober so I delete it all.
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Ha ha ha, excellent Robin! 🙂
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Mmmm thinks I might try that!
It was a good night.
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Well, it didn’t work for me Jayne 😦
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Hmmmm. I don’t drink, but I can write really quickly under the influence of copious amounts of chocolate. 🙂
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He he he, I have a feeling that would work for me too Jennifer 😉
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🙂
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I totally agree with Hemingway! 😀
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Really Dianne? So you find it easier under the influence?
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Absolutely. I tend to relax more and the words flow easier. But editing I need to do ‘stone cold sober’! 😉
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Ha ha ha 🙂
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My ideas are brilliant, I get the best creative bursts when I drink, it’s really a shame that my fingers can’t keep up. Maybe I should try out that tape recorder I got last Christmas…
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Really Sandra? Brilliant 🙂
Yeah, all those slurry words lol
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Deeply envious of you being at the book launch – bet it was brilliant but we all have a treat in store – another Elizabeth Haynes book
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Sorry you couldn’t make it Bridget, would have been lovely to see you 🙂
Yes, I know! 🙂
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Awwwww, thank you so much honey! 🙂
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Writing under the influence sounds like a good idea – it might shut up that inner critic sitting on my shoulder!
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Or he’ll just get even louder and more obnoxious Sally 😉
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I can write slightly tipsy, but it is harder to focus.
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I don’t seem to do slightly tipsy Becca, I wish I did lol
Perhaps I need to up my alcohol consumption, get more used to it 😉
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