I came across an interview in the Paris Review in which E. B. White (of Charlotte's Web and "Strunk & White" fame) talked about his writing process. I believe

I came across an interview in the Paris Review in which E. B. White (of Charlotte's Web and "Strunk & White" fame) talked about his writing process. I believe jelliclesfarm has given you some excellent advice. On the other hand, White spoke about how, for him, writing was sort of like surfing -- he liked to wait for the wave of inspiration to come upon him before he started to write. Obviously that notion can be abused. You might wait months for "inspiration" to hit you. Fair enough. But what I think he meant -- and this is valuable -- is that there were certain optimal conditions for him for writing, and it was important for him not to waste them. For me, my best writing is early in the morning when the house is quiet. I think White liked to write in the kitchen when there was activity going on with which he was uninvolved.