The flip side of the heart of longing

As I think I've mentioned here before, the number one thing I need in order to write a book is the heart of longing. I have to feel a sense of desire in the skin on the back of my arms. Maybe it's not something I can put in words. Maybe it's only a set of images or a single image. Maybe it's a memory or a song. But somehow a book has to be actuated by t…