To pick up my pen An Article by Nick Cave www.theredhandfiles.com The most important undertaking of my day is to simply sit down at my desk and pick up my pen. Without this elementary act I could not call myself a songwriter, because songs come to me in intimations too slight to be perceived, unless I am primed and ready to receive them. They come not with a fanfare, but in whispers, and they come only when I am at work. Touch the keys creativityroutine
Writing is one way to go about thinking And the practice and habit of writing not only drains the mind but supplies it, too. William Strunk Jr. & E.B. White, The Elements of Style Expressing ideas helps to form them thinking