Kaylie Newell | Junk Food and Writing

The importance of junk food consumption while writing… I think this is a sorely
overlooked literary topic. Yes, us romance writers will be the first to tell you
via blog post how crucial coffee is. How important it is to have a zen filled
writing space (insert sound of crashing waves here), or even how the presence of our
feline friends can actually increase word count (when they’re not napping on the
keyboard).

But stuffing our faces with chocolate or Cheetos, while trying not to drop any down
our bra? This is the part of the writer’s day you might not hear much about. But
it’s significant none the less.

Take me for instance. My junk food of choice is donuts. And hot chocolate. (I
also enjoy Ding Dongs, but for some reason think of these as a late afternoon/early
evening snack and can’t bring myself to partake before nine a.m.) But I digress...

My morning donut and steaming cup of cocoa are my little buddies. They're with me
when I open my laptop, check Facebook, return emails and finally get down to the
business of writing (however, they’re not with me very long. Especially the donut).
They're my comfort foods, the ones that I associate with romantic fiction and
cellulite. Yes, it’s a mixed bag. It’s not all roses, especially
when swim suit season comes around. But it’s how I roll. And I’m guessing it’s how
a lot of other authors roll too, even if they don’t readily admit it.

Writing can be a tough gig. It can be a lonely gig. Having a routine, especially
one with a sugary reward, can make all the difference in the world.

So this is me, raising my donut high, dropping my hot chocolate onto my new white
jeans and saying, “Thank you junk food! For feeding my creativity every morning and
leaving me more satisfied for it!"

About Kaylie Newell

For Kaylie Newell, writing ranks right up there with the things she loves most in
life- falling somewhere behind her family, but ahead of Bradley Cooper (which says a
lot). She fell in lust with the romance genre when she was about thirteen and began
sneaking her mother’s paperbacks from the bedside table.

After acne, college, marriage and kids, she decided to take a crack at writing one
herself. Turned out to be the best adventure she’s ever taken. When she’s not
dreaming up her next book, she’s usually eating chocolate or walking the family
mutt. In that order.

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