I do listen to music when I write, but only instrumental music because music with lyrics throws me off. When I wrote the Thor/Loki novella last year, I listened to the same album for the entire project; something about it, the atmosphere it summoned for me, made it the perfect album for that story. I'll also play brain games on the computer if I'm stuck on a passage or just need a break--nothing super involved or long, a two-minute brain teaser or something like that. Having the break and using a different part of my brain seems to help me get back on track.

Tonight, I added 563 words to the Bond/Q story.