Britney Spears had the right idea with those lyrics. Don't judge me and my knowledge of the once teen pop star's lyrics. I bet you even know some of the lyrics to "Hit Me Baby One More Time." Although I'm 99.9% sure she wasn't talking about writing, the concept still applies. You have to "be in the zone" to write something great. I was in the zone last night. Chapter 15 of my book was going to be the death of me. Considering myself a sane person normally, I noticed I was allowing the "date" chapter to devour me. I finally decided that my main characters were going to make dinner and dessert together. Magic happened once I started to talk about how Sawyer was going to make Bentley a Mexican Chocolate Souffle. The words flowed from my fingertips. I even found myself giving instructions on how to bake one. I have to give a special plug to my husband here. He's the one who inspired me to explain the baking terms I use in chapters and that I should secretly give my reader baking lessons. Have you gotten in the zone lately?
Side Note: I pretty sure the word zone has never been used so many times in one paragraph.
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