Enough with the 'how to write' guff. It's procrastination I want to talk about. I'm an expert in this field and I can get you there with just ten tips:

So. The novel. It's been a long time coming. A l-o-o-o-o-n-g time. Here's where it's at:

The New York Times asked writers to describe where they worked. Weirdly, the paper's editors must have lost my number and while I wait for their call, here's a look at my book-lined study with the first editions where I do my typing: