Writing 101, Day Six: The space to write

There is only one place to write and that is alone at a typewriter. The writer who has to go into the streets is a writer who does not know the streets. . . . when you leave your typewriter you leave your machine gun and the rats come pouring through.
— Charles Bukowski, Notes of a Dirty Old Man

Where do you write? Do you prefer blogging on your laptop in a coffee shop? Are you productive in a quiet room, door closed, away from civilization? Today, describe the space where you write. Or, if you don’t have a dedicated place, what is your ideal setting? Consider these questions to shape your post:

* What are your writing habits?
* What equipment or supplies do you use to write?
* What do you need and want in a physical space?

This month, we’ll occasionally ask you to do a task in preparation for a future assignment. At the end of this post, direct your readers to your contact page, through which they can send you suggestions on what to write.

“I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose” Stephen King

Writing 101, Day Six: The space to write

I chose the modified Earth photo, which is a good fit, excellently representing my main modus operandi for writing.

Why?
Simply because, I write everywhere: In the shower (I keep my computer on the vanity just in case I get ideas while showering), on my way to work (mainly ideas, since I am driving), during lunch or a coffee break, while watching television and usually before I fall asleep. The night time is my most active and also most inspirational time. I don’t really need a special place or setup of any kind; I can write almost anywhere, any-which-way and anytime as long as I have my Mac or at least a pen and some paper! I was even writing immediately after waking from my surgery in August from the hospital bed.

For me, writing has never been difficult. I have lots of ideas and am constantly getting new ones. My problem currently is time or lack there of. Working around ten hours a day in the office does not leave too many hours to write during the weekdays. But I write at least a poem a day and then some until the early morning hours. Sleep is overrated anyway 😉 For the inspiration, I only need a picture, a phrase, a prompt, an overheard conversation or some happening during the day.

I usually carry my Mac everywhere and write my ideas on stickies.I also have draft versions of longer stories in Celtx, the application I use for all my writing. On any given day I just start typing, write, write, write, read, delete and rewrite, read again. After I am satisfied the story is done, I will have my beta do the corrective reading. Then it is time for posting, if it is a post. I do have a few long time projects I am working on also.

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