Relaxing is important. I try to be a pretty mellow fellow. After all, a good part of my job is to help people be happy and to make up fun stories. But sometimes, deadlines or waiting for a contract to get signed or waiting for the development team to finish a video game can get me a bit less mellow.

I found it mentally and physically beneficial to learn how to relax.

I don’t have a straight relaxation formula or schedule. I try to treat each moment as either an opportunity to relax or to get some work done. I’m no longer one of those writers who forces himself to write for “X” amount of hours a day. I write when inspiration strikes; that’s why relaxing is key.

Relaxing is how I find my inspiration. I’m lucky that my work can also be relaxing. For instance, before I wrote this article I did some boss dialogue for a fun video game that will be released worldwide just in time for the holiday shopping........

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