Shawna
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Chris Bohjalian:
I started reading Close You Eyes, Hold Hands last night. I can't imagine a leaf igloo would keep anybody warm in the kind of weather that we have been experiencing lately. I'd like to know if you have a set writing ritual when you are working on a book. Do you write for a certain amount of hours per day, or at certain times of the day? I'd love any time-management advice you can give. Thanks.
Chris Bohjalian
Hi, Shawna. Thanks so much for reading and writing.
I was very impressed when I learned of the homeless teens building igloos made of trash bags packed with frozen leaves. I never lived in one, but at the very least they kept those kids alive -- and that was on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain in the winter.
I write everyday beginning around six a.m., and I write until lunchtime. My goal is to produce 750 to 1,000 words.
My February 22 newspaper column will reveal one of the things I do most days before starting writing. I always repost that column here on my Goodreads blog.
Stay tuned.
Thanks again!
I was very impressed when I learned of the homeless teens building igloos made of trash bags packed with frozen leaves. I never lived in one, but at the very least they kept those kids alive -- and that was on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain in the winter.
I write everyday beginning around six a.m., and I write until lunchtime. My goal is to produce 750 to 1,000 words.
My February 22 newspaper column will reveal one of the things I do most days before starting writing. I always repost that column here on my Goodreads blog.
Stay tuned.
Thanks again!
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