tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post1818792539623314708..comments2023-08-10T03:12:36.037-07:00Comments on LKWatts Confessions: Does Location Affect Your Writing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-45132554385057265252013-05-08T13:59:42.413-07:002013-05-08T13:59:42.413-07:00Hi William,
I think it's amazing how many wri...Hi William,<br /><br />I think it's amazing how many writers feel this way about public places. Maybe it's because writing is such a solitary business we crave the company of others. As long as we're surrounded by people it doesn't matter if we know them or not. Thanks for your thoughts.LK Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366991733427612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-35207883790444948382013-05-05T13:00:00.940-07:002013-05-05T13:00:00.940-07:00Hello again LK:
I've found locations that, in...Hello again LK:<br /><br />I've found locations that, in and of themselves, provide me with a certain level of comfort lend themselves to an increased ability to "churn out" written matter.<br /><br />At home, since my wife does not work, solitude is rare. Even if I seclude myself in another room, a certain amount of distraction remains simply because she is present in the home.<br /><br />However, airport lobbies, hospital lobbies, coffee shops and bars, all cause me to feel relaxed and comfortable. As a result, with a tablet of paper and a pen, I'm able to write voraciously in all of those environments. On the surface it may seem to be illogical given the steady din of noise in such public places. However, since my teenage years, those types of environments have always soothed me, in spite of the public presence.<br /><br />Thank you for this article. Again, it has provided food for thought.<br /><br />WilliamWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283260107714597406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-18517552717251078062013-04-29T13:30:33.620-07:002013-04-29T13:30:33.620-07:00Hi Frederick,
Thanks for commenting. I usually ne...Hi Frederick,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. I usually need a lot of peace and quiet too. I have tried the odd cafe here and there but I tend to work the best in absolute silence. Some writers can write in most places but I prefer a quiet place.LK Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366991733427612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-43651487869391358362013-04-29T09:09:12.704-07:002013-04-29T09:09:12.704-07:00Interestingly enough I was listening the other day...Interestingly enough I was listening the other day to a Radio program by a freelancer who was broadcasting from the cafe where J.K. Rowling wrote most of the early Harry Potter MS. Apparently the background sound of such places as cafes, with its absence of peaks and troughs, is conducive to creativity.<br /><br />Not for me, I fear. I have my little nest (my wife calls it my scrapyard) of organized chaos and liberal dust. I have an unspectacular view from the window but that's okay, because my characters don't live out there.<br /><br />Memory, I think, is the great craftsman. It smooths, it brings a gloss. Take what you see and allow for fermentation. A year later it will seem more real, and it will come to you without your bidding.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-24849946866474463362013-04-18T04:58:07.196-07:002013-04-18T04:58:07.196-07:00Hi Allan, thanks for sharing your own experiences ...Hi Allan, thanks for sharing your own experiences with us. I can see why certain places affect your writing like they do.LK Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366991733427612418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-36752342491905398122013-04-17T14:26:55.416-07:002013-04-17T14:26:55.416-07:00A recent blog on the subject http://drshoultz.blog...A recent blog on the subject http://drshoultz.blogspot.com/2013/02/where-do-you-write.html?m=0Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236299524020204934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110107012766586348.post-32602737703324728112013-04-17T07:29:16.316-07:002013-04-17T07:29:16.316-07:00Location can have a major affect on writing. High...Location can have a major affect on writing. High energy areas make me want to do a scene full of tension or excitement. While my regular writing area at home has some kind of music going on in the background (soft, new age, or something a bit more intense) helps me with difficult areas of a story. Getting out and exploring will also affect my writing. A new place with interesting objects or experiences fires my imagination that I take it all back to my computer and unleash it there.Allan Krummenackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894416611325678187noreply@blogger.com