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and forego the morning-after headache. Choose your beverage according to the task at hand.

When to drink and write It doesn't matter whether you plan to WWI in the day or at night. It is always five o'clock somewhere in Margaritaville. However, preparation is necessary, especially in Tennessee where the liquor stores are closed all day on Sunday and the grocery stores can't sell beer until after the clock strikes noon on the Western-modified Sabbath. The distillery that makes Jack Daniels is located in a dry county. Therefore, you will need to get the ingredients for your cocktail ahead of time. It's no comfort, Southern or otherwise, to be caught without proper equipment.

Where to drink and write Do you want to be drunk in public or in private? I always opt for private encounters with my drunken muse. Oh, yes. The muse gets drunk when you do. You don't want to be doing the backseat boogie with a stranger in a cab on the way home. I certainly do not suggest you attempt to drive soon after you've been drinking and writing. I don't advise you to write and drive either. I've seen people to do this. You can get pulled over for driving while writing on a used tissue.

Why to drink and write A glass or two of wine can blur the edges of reality allowing you to color outside the proverbial lines without being anal about doing it wrong. Or, in our case as writers, we can write outside the margins and completely off the page when we are less inhibited. Creativity emerges when we're not worried about editing or being edited.

A limitation on libation should be enforced if you want writing that is legible. Too many shooters and you'll be up the creek without a Maiden's Prayer. Although writing while drinking is a great tonic for keeping your gin up, you should always drink responsibly and write responsively.

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