I simply must complete the rewrite, a la editorial comment, to the novel housed in the black laptop whose blank screen reflects the doorway to my desk.
But I am already engaged in DDT – dither & delay tactics. I don’t even sit down. Today the D&DT takes the form of imposing order. How can I write in such a mess? And the paper cycling box is full to overflowing. Where the hell is my mobile? I have to do something about the … and so, again, I begin to impose order and cleanliness on my work station so I can write.
By the time I have filed and aligned and swept and cast an eye over I hear the clunk of the gate which signals that Dave and the dog have returned from their morning walk. I abandon the tidy desk in its pristine environment and scurry to the kettle. Time for papers, coffee and chat.
Wendy Lodwick Lowdon