Do you like to be alone when you write?
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Re: Do you like to be alone when you write?
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This has worked very well for me and now I can write (and read) in most any environment. Concentration is necessary but it's better than not writing unless you're in the perfect quiet and sedate locale. Hey, I share a nice cozy apartment with my wonderful girlfriend, and she can't be asked to sit like a stump while I'm writing.
Best to learn to work amidst distractions. Let's face it -- in the business world, where you're working for a living, you cannot always have a nice shell to sit inside of. So it's a good idea to learn how to wall off distractions by willpower.
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I therefore am able to create my own "cone of silence" around me despite the fact that my lady love is sitting nearby. She thankfully respects when I'm deep into my laptop and so she doesn't interrupt unless the house is afire.
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And you STILL had to write a story, and do a good job, too. Someone who just had to sit in solitude and quiet? Wouldn't last a week in a newspaper office. You've seen movies of press rooms? It's just like that except more chaotic and noisy.
I guarantee that this cures anyone of the solitude gene, ha ha.
These days, of course my girlfriend respects my need to be uninterrupted, and if I'm working on a book review or article or book, I'll let her know that I'm in the "cone of silence" (kudos to the old TV show Get Smart) and so things are rather easy going. But never totally quiet. I just don't need it any more.
I however cannot listen to music when writing. Loving classical, Mozart and Beethoven always win -- you cannot just listen to them as background stuff. Being trained in music, I find myself following the patterns and themes and so I really cannot play music while writing or reviewing. But random stuff is fine.
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