As I mentioned yesterday, I dedicated my bank holiday Monday to work on the plan for a new book.
After seven hours in coffee shops and having blown the coffee budget well and truly, I had a 3,700-word plan.
It is not complete as yet, but it is ninety per cent done.
It will require editing, more thought and some polishing before it goes to the publisher. However, at the end of a period of intense and enjoyable concentration, I had proved to my satisfaction that there is an idea worth turning into a book. The relative ease with which the idea flowed proved that, saying which, the publisher may disagree.
I admit the effort has left me drained and maybe unwilling to write so much this morning, but when things flow as they did yesterday, there is a lot of pleasure to be had in the process of thinking and writing. My experience is that if that is how the process feels, the words produced are usually worthwhile. Time will tell.
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Well done Richard, your next coffee is on me.
Thanks
All power to your brain, sir – despite (because of?) the coffee!
I think I only have one addiction left, which is coffee.
I intend to keep that one.
Go with the flow!
I’d be worried about palpitations
I hope the coffee shop gets a mention in the credits when the book is published
I have never had coffee palpitations. Six or more cups a day is my normal, ending by mid afternoon. A coffee shop and the baristas got credit in the Joy of Tax. I gave one of them a copy. I saw her recently. She admitted she had never read it
An extremely productive day, congratulations. Rest and recharge today definitely a good idea. I picture you heading to a bird reserve.
We habve just been recording….
Recent research shows that coffee, including decaffeinated, is high in polyphenols and fibre and therefore good for the gut microbiome – so keep it up!
Well done Richard. I look forward to reading it….. at least twice so it sinks in!
As dedicated and addicted coffee drinkers ourselves, my wife and I are halfway through our second Rancilio. They last about 15 years.
I have never had any such machine. I love good coffee. I, however, drink good Columbian instant at home and go out for a treat. What is so good about the machine you use? Aren’t they hassle?
Nothing special about the machine really. It’s just a very simple but very robust Italian make that’s like a mini version of what you see baristas use. We also grind the beans as they are at least half the price in Germany for some unknown reason. I suppose the process is a bit of a hassle but we’ve got so used to it, it’s just a part of our routine. Two cappuccinos at breakfast time, a double espresso late morning, another mid afternoon and then one more after dinner. We do use a separate milk frother for the cappuccinos though, as the one on the machine can create a bit of a mess – when I use it anyway! Other than coffee I pretty much only drink elderflower juice and rhubarb and ginger juice as alcohol of any sort doesn’t do it for me. I’m not anti, just don’t like it
I may take am look
But the walk is part of my coffee routine