“How Writers Create Their Fiction”: Neal Pollack

I uncovered this month-long NPR series “How Writers Create Their Fiction”, originally run in November 2006. I found many of the ideas presented by the various writers to be informative and inspirational, so we’ll be featuring one writer from the series per day during February.
 
 Today’s writer is Neal Pollack:

How He Writes: “I don’t have any particular time of day that I write, and I also don’t have any particular routine that I follow. Usually, I set a goal for myself at the beginning of the day, and try to see that through: Five pages, 1,000 words, three paragraphs — whatever my work requires. If it takes me until midnight, then so be it. If I’m done by noon, then it’s off to the beach. Actually, it’s off to pick my son up at preschool, but I go to the beach in my mind.”

Writer’s Block Remedy: “I look at my checking account balance.”

Come back tomorrow at 9AM PST for more writing wisdom.