It's almost impossible for me to concentrate unless I've got dead silence or LotR (movie or soundtrack) in the background. I cannot discuss what I'm working on until it's practically finished. I write best in Sharpie. I am very productive in the bathtub. Lit candles help me write. I like to have a cold drink on one side of the computer and a hot drink on the other side. I make faces and mouth out my dialogue. I'm picky about ink pens. Putting on a ring makes me work harder. When I get to the point at night where I've just looked at it for ten minutes...man, it's time to go to bed.