Writers: Inny or Outy - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:27:16Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:6663?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A6855&feed=yes&xn_auth=noInteresting question. I'm rem…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-21:537324:Comment:96952007-03-21T07:11:11.639ZBrian Thorntonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianThornton
Interesting question. I'm reminded of Hemingway in A MOVEABLE FEAST talking about his need to work in his tiny office away from the distractions of his family and flat in Paris.<br />
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As for me, it's neither. I usually have several projects going simultaneously, so if I'm at the day gig, and I've got a few minutes, I work on stuff (this is particularly true of the non-fiction stuff I've been doing lately). I recently started meeting once every other week with a couple of other writers. We meet at…
Interesting question. I'm reminded of Hemingway in A MOVEABLE FEAST talking about his need to work in his tiny office away from the distractions of his family and flat in Paris. <br />
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As for me, it's neither. I usually have several projects going simultaneously, so if I'm at the day gig, and I've got a few minutes, I work on stuff (this is particularly true of the non-fiction stuff I've been doing lately). I recently started meeting once every other week with a couple of other writers. We meet at a coffee house. I don't drink coffee, but like the atmosphere. Almost everyone else who is there is working on a laptop (and this is Seattle, so we have free wireless in places like this). <br />
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That said, I wouldn't work there, given my druthers. <br />
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When I started out, I'd work to a background soundtrack: different types of music, and so on. A couple of years ago I realized that there was no point to turning on music or having a TV on, because when I'm working, I'm not focused on anything else. I'll look up and realize the CD I was "listening" to has been over for an hour and a half. <br />
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I suppose everyone's different, though. I'm an inny, and have trouble…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-17:537324:Comment:74142007-03-17T18:51:56.381ZGraham Powellhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/grahampowell
I'm an inny, and have trouble writing when I can't have a little peace and avoid interruptions. That's been a bit of a problem since I lost my office - it's now my youngest's bedroom.
I'm an inny, and have trouble writing when I can't have a little peace and avoid interruptions. That's been a bit of a problem since I lost my office - it's now my youngest's bedroom. My most productive writing is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-17:537324:Comment:72022007-03-17T12:26:21.011ZDaniel Hatadihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
My most productive writing is during my lunch hour at work. Not because it's 'out there', but because I'm forced to produce something in a particular time frame. <br />
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When I'm not having trouble getting the words flowing I definitely prefer to be at home, with the world asleep and no one bothering me about whose turn it is to clean the kitty litter.
My most productive writing is during my lunch hour at work. Not because it's 'out there', but because I'm forced to produce something in a particular time frame. <br />
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When I'm not having trouble getting the words flowing I definitely prefer to be at home, with the world asleep and no one bothering me about whose turn it is to clean the kitty litter. Gosh, the whole wonderful zen…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-16:537324:Comment:68962007-03-16T21:07:11.601ZJeri Westersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/westerson
Gosh, the whole wonderful zen thing about writing is crawling into my very own office, closing the door, and not having to deal with any annoying idiots. So I'd say I'm a firm inny. I can't really do the JKRowling thing by writing in public. I get too distracted. Hell, my office is distracting enough with all the shit on the shelves.
Gosh, the whole wonderful zen thing about writing is crawling into my very own office, closing the door, and not having to deal with any annoying idiots. So I'd say I'm a firm inny. I can't really do the JKRowling thing by writing in public. I get too distracted. Hell, my office is distracting enough with all the shit on the shelves. Did I say stream? I meant The…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-16:537324:Comment:68842007-03-16T20:55:44.458ZVictor Gischlerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/poohead
Did I say stream? I meant The Mississippi River.
Did I say stream? I meant The Mississippi River. I really must check them out!…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-16:537324:Comment:68552007-03-16T20:23:45.305ZJulie Morriganhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Julielew
I really must check them out! My husband bought me a contraption that supposedly allowed me to do that - you attach a 'clip' to a piece of paper, then write with a special pen - but it didn't create Word files and by the time I'd mucked about with the text and made it usable, I was about demented.<br />
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Thanks for the tip!
I really must check them out! My husband bought me a contraption that supposedly allowed me to do that - you attach a 'clip' to a piece of paper, then write with a special pen - but it didn't create Word files and by the time I'd mucked about with the text and made it usable, I was about demented.<br />
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Thanks for the tip! He's a actually a dwarf. With…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-16:537324:Comment:68172007-03-16T19:58:23.157ZStephen Blackmoorehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/sblackmoore
He's a actually a dwarf. With a big red, conical hat and furry woodland creatures to do his bidding. Like a miniature Tarzan of The Chipmunks.
He's a actually a dwarf. With a big red, conical hat and furry woodland creatures to do his bidding. Like a miniature Tarzan of The Chipmunks. It's gotta be a pretty tall r…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-16:537324:Comment:68092007-03-16T19:50:02.681ZPaul Guyothttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PGuyot
It's gotta be a pretty tall rock, or are you a small, small man, Gischler?
It's gotta be a pretty tall rock, or are you a small, small man, Gischler? What, no cookie?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-16:537324:Comment:67892007-03-16T19:20:52.918ZJ.D. Rhoadeshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JDRhoades
What, no cookie?
What, no cookie? I generally stand in the midd…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-16:537324:Comment:67872007-03-16T19:18:41.501ZVictor Gischlerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/poohead
I generally stand in the middle of a rushing stream and balance my laptop on a slippery rock. This is only a problem during trout season.
I generally stand in the middle of a rushing stream and balance my laptop on a slippery rock. This is only a problem during trout season.