Which is just nonsensical because your nice notebook will be destroyed, your ink will run and you could catch a chill.

Hee hee... yes. I'm afraid I come down more on the 'real writers just get on with it' school of thought, although for those who have to put up with discouragement and disparagement from family and so-called friends, the touchy-feely side of things can be motivating.

I'll have to have a peek at the John Warner and In a Word, definitely - looks interesting!