TOP 10 SECRET TIPS:
9. WRITE EVERYWHERE YOU CAN. The comfort of your sanctum sanctorum, whether it is your home or business office, library, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, or a closet in your bomb shelter, is probably the best venue for you to do your best writing. Unfortunately, life happens and you need to find ways to adapt to other venues, though less comfortable than your sanctum.
If you only rely on your “ideal” time and place conditions to write, you won’t be nearly as productive as you could be. It’s a time-management issue. Use 10-minute to infinity time blocks at other venues to write your guts out. Don’t waste your time in a waiting room reading an out-of-date magazine on Lindsay Lohan’s prison experiences. Use that time to produce.
Preparation: Instead, consider the following:
1. dump your laptop (with power cord, mouse, and flashdrive) into a padded bag, attaché case, or your backpack,
2. find a secluded location in a lobby or waiting room,
3. create a make-shift office with a semi-comfortable chair and mini-table next to a hyphenated outlet, and
4. plug in your puppy.
Writing on the Fly: Now you’re ready to start writing with your heart at any of these venues:
• Doctors', vets', and dentists' offices
• Hospital waiting room or cafeteria during family member’s surgery, unless you’re the surgeon or nurse
• Sitting and rotting at the MVA for license renewal, title, registration, or anything else involving your vehicle
• Airports and airplanes, except those tiny props with propellers
• Banks and large post offices
• Police station waiting to be booked
• Courthouse awaiting your trial or jury verdict
• Sitting and rotting in your prison cell
• Cruises and large boats that don’t tip over
• Restaurants and coffee shops
• Car dealer, gas station, and Midas Muffler waiting rooms for repairs
• Vacation resorts, if the resort or roommate turns out to be a bummer
This tip will continue tomorrow with some reflections on the above venues and Internet access, plus a few personal suggestions. Let me know your reactions to these venues and your writing successes there.
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