Debbie Bailey asked; Where is your favorite place to sit
back and write?
The short answer; wherever I can find the right ergonomics.
I usually like to sit bolt upright with my laptop on the surface in front of
me. Sometimes I slouch way back in a lawn chair and prop my laptop on my...
lap. Another option for me is to stand at a counter, or I place my laptop on an
up-ended box on the table.
Most of my effective writing is done at a local Marriott
Hotel Starbucks. I can sit for hours and be stimulated by the constant parade
of people but never get interrupted by a friend. It’s just noisy enough to be
white noise. If it’s absolutely quiet, I can be productive. The only time I
cannot write is if there’s someone near me and I can hear everything they’re
saying… I’m a compulsive eavesdropper! Trust me, if I can hear you, I’m
listening to your conversation.
However, I’m not always home. I write a travel blog (Dashing
Bold Adventure), so I write all over the world. Wherever I am, I make it work.
In the old days I would find an internet cafe and pay for 30 minutes on their
computer. That's when I developed speed! It would always take a few minutes to
figure out the keyboard. Not every keyboard is a QWERTY.
The Spanish speaking
countries have the ñ on their board. Then to add to the fun the keys are
often so worn out, you can’t read them :)
