[ OT ] SatChat : How do you get into the writing zone ?

For me to be `` in the zone,'' I usually need silence and solitude - the solitude is negotiable, the silence less so. I tend to use music only when writing poetry or a particularly atmospheric scene in a story. 
 
 Also, I feel like I think more in terms of `` the zone'' when I let my writing habits slip. If I'm just not producing anything and I'm waiting for my exasperated muse to whip me up a completed piece on her smoke break, I probably wo n't write unless I'm feeling `` inspired.'' On the other hand, if I'm bashing out 50k words for NaNoWriMo, doing a few prompts a week here, and doing still other writing on the side, I can step into the zone just about whenever I choose. ( Still no guarantee of quality, but hey. )
