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Chocolate will make me a better writer

I recently watched some of the CLO Symposium’s content that is available online. One of the videos that got me thinking was Charles Duhigg‘s talk on the Power of Habit. I haven’t read his book yet, but it’s on my list.

He described some research that showed how people who ate a small piece of chocolate after working out made exercise a habit. Now, all I can think about is having a small piece of chocolate after I finish writing –  or anything else I want to keep up.

Some people think choc0late addiction is a real thing, and who am I to say, but if it does, I think this can work to my advantage. I purchased a bag of peanut butter cups – I’m ready to meet this goal!

Day 1 of Orycon

I’m about to head out to Orycon for Day 3. So far its been great. The highlights were really the people I got to meet and the Evolutions of a Writing Career workshop that Ken Scholes and J.A. Pitts gave. There was a lot of time for candid Q & A. It was also great to have a break from the panel style events.

I was disappointed to miss day 2. I had intended to start the day with a reading from Blake Hutchins. I missed all the open critique sessions and a lot of other readings I wanted to attend as well. I’ll be trying to make up for it today.

In the spirit of randomness, I’m going to avoid following my schedule for the day and see where I end up.