I am beginning to think that travel is bad for the writing process. It seems that the more places I go, the less influenced or inclined I am to write about it. I understand that other authors have had, in a great many instances, just the opposite effect– with travel necessarily incorporating new and exciting ideas and thought processes into their script. The problem becomes, I suppose, on how fast you travel, and whether or not writing is the main focal point during that particular journey. I can tell you that my focal point is not merely to write, though I would love to have that as a by-product; and the method of travel is usually pretty quick, even by my slow-by-the-side-of-the-road standards. Continue reading →