Some people are so well-disciplined that they're able to avoid checking email, etc. for a pre-determined period of time while they write. Other people use exterior, physical means to stay focused; they'll rent a cubicle somewhere outside their home, with no WiFi, no TV, no one to talk to...I'm somewhere in-between. Most days, I interrupt my work too much to check email, Instagram etc (on the theory that that's work, too, LOL). But honestly, if I'm really going on a scene, I don't get up for anything. I just wish that happened more often.

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