The Practice of Writing

Those questions about creative process which deal with the mechanics of writing have always bored me. Whether I use a pencil, pen, or typewriter is not determined by what is objectively effective but by left-handedness, a bad back, lack of funds, and anyway, who really cares? A far more interesting mechanical question than how each of us gets words onto the page might be why so many writers refuse to drive cars, but that investigation would lead away from the point, which is what aspects of the creative process might be usefully shared with other people.