While Writing the Occult: Ritual is much more concerned with the occult practices that make their way into storylines, we thought it apt to ask our speakers about their own writing rituals to help create the mood. Here's what Robert P. Ottone does:
"I prefer to write in the mornings, usually after eating something and taking all my vitamins. I'll have some iced coffee and a huge tumbler of water nearby, and then it's time to get writing."