I have it on good authority that during teensy moments of blockage while writing, J.K. Rowling often indulges in the ever-challenging quick game of Minesweeper (ever since she stopped smoking, that is). Minesweeper was usually what I resorted to while writing essays in high school, too.
Now I've moved on, though, to the not-really-harder-but-I-like-to-pretend-it-is Mah Jong. I mean, it's like a game of memory... only all the cards are already face-up! Plus, it's ancient and Chinese, which can't help but be cool, and you can play it for free on about a hundred websites! My usual haunt is Yahoo, but I've visited a ton of them. There's even a Lifesavers (as in the candy) centered version, and my friend who's a Backstreet Boys fan has a site with--yes, you guessed it, Backstreet Boy Mah Jong.
Really it's not just a total waste of time, though. Obviously you can be writing without actually looking at your WIP, typing out the words. And if it works for the highest-paid author in the world (she is, isn't she?) then I'm not about to start to question my own little pick-me-up games.
Mah Jong is really just the beginning, though. Any other guilty-pleasure activities for those finger-tapping moments in between spurts of inspiration?
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I haven't heard of either of those games! :) :)
Actually I perform tons of procast techniques when not writing...there's surfing the net, reading, messing with my current photo hobby. haha! The list goes on!
I bet Minesweeper is on your computer, Kelly. ;)
And yes, there's always something to distract us!
It's all about the LA TIMES crossword puzzle, baby.
Procrastination's a bitch, but I SO agree: if JK can do it, than so can I!!
Gotta love crosswords, Alex! And I'll admit I've been sucked into the Sudoku trend, too.
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