Hey GOB writers, can you share your favorite writing places?
Cathi: This question should be where do you write most productively. I wish, wish, wish I could say my lovely, comfortable office. But there are 2 problems with this. One, the comfort piece. There a sleeping, snoring, old cat on my desk. There’s a sleeping warm dog at my feet, and often on them. Especially this time of year, there’s a beautiful tree out of my window changing its colors nearly daily. Two, the distraction piece. I have an L shaped desk, running the length of 2 walls. One side, the one facing said tree, is for writing. The other side, only a few feet away, is my regular job, managing the family business. There are always emails, texts, and temptations and necessity pulling me over there. Additionally, I am lucky enough to have a group of teenagers stopping by on their scattered high school lunch hours, and a house of tasks always needing to be done (the challenge of anyone who works from home).
Since I’m not as productive as I would like to be in the home office lately, I’ve temporarily exiled myself. I’m at a coffee shop this morning. Soon off to the library because I’m freezing. Short answer, today I’m writing anywhere but home.
Christie: Technically I can write anywhere that my computer works, but that doesn’t mean I do. Right now I’m writing on the dining room table, half listening to football and the commentary that my son is adding to the games. But this isn’t ideal. If I didn’t have a deadline to get this post done then I wouldn’t even attempt writing with these distractions. I also have been avoiding my desk area that is set up in the spare bedroom because there is too much clutter associated with all my other responsibilities and the recent move. My dream space would be a bright office overlooking the water completely devoid of anything except writing related materials. If I win the lottery, and this dream becomes a reality, then I will post the pictures. In the meantime, for a couple of weeks I will have to test out the local coffee shops while they are repairing a water main in my building. In the past getting out of the house has been productive for me so hopefully, history repeats itself. Who knows, maybe I can find a coffee shop that overlooks the ocean …
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