Starting From Zero Seldom Works… For any of us, no matter how much practice and years we have under our fingers. And I know, I have tried to just start writing at full speed. Many times, actually. Most of the time it fails in frustration or at best turns into a ramp-up I should have done earlier. How much time does it take to ramp into writing, get comfortable, after taking some time off? Got a hunch that number changes with each person, but honestly, two or three days at most for me and most other writers I know. For me, I sit down (after I have everything organized… another…