Writing Rituals and Totems | D*I*Y Planner
http://www.diyplanner.com/node/1625
"Totems, on the other hand, function as a physical device to help draw your muse out to play."
Writing Totems | PigPog
http://pigpog.com/node/2530
"It seems the writing totem was a big source of support for participants in this year’s NaNoWriMo and from this post in the forum it helped a lot of people achieve their target."