Top Ten Lame Excuses for Not Writing Today

10. My cat is laying on my keyboard.

9. My knick-knacks need dusting.

8. I already wrote twice this month.

7. I’ve only got half an hour.

6. My neighbor is mowing his lawn.

5. I’m writing a sad scene, and I don’t want to make myself depressed.

4. My chair keeps squeaking and breaking my concentration.

3. I may have gotten an e-mail in the last hour.

2. I can’t snack and type at the same time.

1. I have to be somewhere inspiring to write, like France.