Comments on Nathan Bransford, Author: Where Do You Write?

No permanent place in awhile; driving me nuts. Re...

2010-12-17T21:14:57.874-08:00

No permanent place in awhile; driving me nuts. Recently I wrote 8 handwritten pages (turned out to be 10 d.s. typed pages) in a notebook while curled up in a big chair in my living room while my better half watched television. Tried to do that today--nada. I edited well at work last week; not this week. The office at home doesn't do it for me anymore. Sigh. Drives ya crazy.

I have two children. Writing while they are awake ...

2010-12-08T13:06:44.291-08:00

I have two children. Writing while they are awake is hard, I would say even impossible. In the beginning I wrote at night - at home. Then when I started to faint from exhaustion, I decided that I'll write during the day. I changed my daily schedule and now I write until noon, after leaving the kids to school. I found a cafe near the school. With many clients and very noisy. But with headphones on my ears, with fast internet, good coffee and secluded booth - this is a great place for writing.

My favorite place to write is in nature. At a nice...

2009-08-26T16:51:18.310-07:00

My favorite place to write is in nature. At a nice park sitting by a tree, or up in the mountains. However, I rarely get that chance. I will ultimately write where ever and when ever an idea strikes. Whether that be in school, at the library, home in bed, or anywhere else.

I like to write anywhere I can hook up my computer...

2009-04-30T18:29:00.000-07:00

I like to write anywhere I can hook up my computer, but pen and paper work just as well for me so when I'm on the fly I keep those in my purse- just in case. While I'm driving I take along my trusty recorder and talk to myself as long as the babies aren't in the back of the car yelling. Scary to think my husband is right! I do always write no matter what!

This is my comment on here ... We moved to a sma...

2009-04-29T00:11:00.000-07:00

This is my comment on here ...

We moved to a small and pretty village, have an old house and a den, something I've always wanted. It's painted in refreshing blues which remind me of my travel days. My partner is building me a summer house at the bottom of our woodland garden and I shall buy a table and chair and sit here and write too; it overlooks a derelict apple orchard, and around the summerhouse will be flowers - all refreshingly inspirational! Lesley : 0 )

I have to write at home only. Usually on the couch...

2009-04-28T22:34:00.000-07:00

I have to write at home only. Usually on the couch with my laptop. I recently moved to FL from WI, to a building beside the ocean. The ocean! And you would think I would write from the balcony overlooking the gorgeous view, but alas, inside the house with as little noise and distraction as possible is the only way the muse will come out. I'm sure if you put a couch in a cardboard box with a lamp I'd be in my perfect writing space. Oh, I must also chew on something crunchy to help my train of thought chug along. Neurotic?

Depends on what I am writing. If a features/news a...

2009-04-27T22:08:00.000-07:00

Depends on what I am writing. If a features/news article, children's book, or objective and factual information then in my "work" clothes and in a coffeeshop/restaurant like Panera is great. Otherwise, at the desk in our office.

If writing a fiction piece, or very introspective essay/article then in my creating room, sitting on the guest bed with my laptop.

In my study with a view of the smokies. When it's...

2009-04-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

In my study with a view of the smokies.

When it's warm, on my porch, with a view of the smokies.

ahhhh....

I can make notes anywhere and at any time; half as...

2009-04-27T09:44:00.000-07:00

I can make notes anywhere and at any time; half asleep in total darkness, on the beach half blinded by sun and blown up sand, even in a plane - shaken and stirred by turbulence!
But when I write, I need my computer, desk, dusty books of wisdom and organized trash around me.

My office, my car, the bathroom...wherever inspira...

2009-04-26T22:03:00.000-07:00

My office, my car, the bathroom...wherever inspiration hits.

A sensitive compilation of the "You Tell Me: ...

2009-04-26T09:25:00.000-07:00
A sensitive compilation of the "You Tell Me: Where Do You Write? comments. Like most writers, odd but not original.

My lord! I have never seen so many comments in my...

2009-04-25T07:32:00.000-07:00
My lord! I have never seen so many comments in my life!

Where do I write? From my bed on my laptop while watching bad tv in the background whilst eating cheese balls and gummi worms.

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Incredibly, I wrote my best when I spent four mont...

2009-04-25T00:06:00.000-07:00
Incredibly, I wrote my best when I spent four months in homeless shelters. That's when most of my book was written. There's nothing like severely limited computer time and vaguely threatening people breathing down your neck to accelerate the creative process. Not to mention the really scary staff who'd cut you off if you did anything but search for housing. I barely wasted a minute surfing or chatting online with people I'd never met. I don't write as consistently now that I'm sitting at my own nice desk with a view of the mountains. Not that I'd trade back :-D

I write at my dining room table; a table that stre...

2009-04-24T21:07:00.000-07:00
I write at my dining room table; a table that stretches out so long I have a fantasy of having dinner with my husband sitting at the far end, wearing a tux, pouring a luscious red wine, and speaking in a British accent. But, that would never happen, because if we ever sat down to a meal that far apart, he would instantly grab a sheet of paper, fold it into a tiny triangle and launch a game of paper football. The table is perched at the level of nearby skyscrapers, smack dab in the middle of a room defined by floor to ceiling windows penetrated by grey skies and, most days, rain. But, rain is good. Rain equals work, because when the sun finally decides to make an appearance, it shows up big, like a drag queen dressed to the hilt in disco ball silver, so blinding that I can’t see my screen. It’s like taking your laptop to the beach in Cancun, the white sand itself enough to diminish vision. But, above is better than below, though not in the smug way it sounds. In college, I wrote from below. My distractions weren’t seagulls flying dangerously close to my windows or hovering bumblebees so fat and velvety they look as though they’re wearing bumblebee costumes. Rather, they were hairy ankles dressed in hairier socks, mud encrusted Doc Martins, and black Artic Cat snow boots tracking their way past my window, each step crunching the snow like 200 teeth simultaneously biting into the tight skins of apples. They were eerie cats staring from predatory positions, which could have gone unnoticed had it not been for the prickling sensation that always inched up my neck, tipping me off. They were the black bellies of spiders scaling a well stocked web or a stray French fry container blowing across the tips of the grass like a beach ball bouncing off the outstretched fingers of a rock concert crowd, the crumpled yellow burger wrapper following closely behind. And, the always unnerving frat boy peeking in my window, his head turned upside down in the exact position of the child snatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. So, I’ll take my super sized table set near the never-ending acoustics of rain pounding against my window, which begins as something symphonic, but ends like mallets playing my skull like a xylophone, any day over a close up of the animal world; and, by animal, I mean frat boy.

I write at my computer on the desk in my living ro...

2009-04-24T20:05:00.000-07:00
I write at my computer on the desk in my living room; but one of my favorite places is at this cool bar I visit once in a while. I love the mix of new characters to give me inspiration.

I like to write, after work, at the kitchen table ...

2009-04-24T14:38:00.000-07:00
I like to write, after work, at the kitchen table facing the tv (I like the moving pictures but the volume is usually low). Sadly I work best after work because my mind is numb from the day and needs to be unleashed.

I edit on my lunch breaks at work. I don't write well at work but editing comes easy.

Even when I become the HUGE author I plan on being, I guess I'll still have to have a dreaded day job. Pity.

At the moment I am writing at work. I work in the...

2009-04-24T11:58:00.000-07:00
At the moment I am writing at work. I work in the dark confines of a prison as a Correctional Officer. I am waiting for a housing unit I am working in to open... so for now, I have 12 hours of free time to write my new YA novel.

I have a whole office dedicated to working from ho...

2009-04-24T11:57:00.000-07:00
I have a whole office dedicated to working from home (and writing which is part of that).... I don't write there. I write on a antique laptop (Pentium III anyone?) usually sitting on the bed in the mornings listening to directors comments on DVD's. There is something about hearing someone else dissecting their work that puts me in a creative mood.

I don't have a laptop, let alone a computer, so I'...

2009-04-24T11:45:00.000-07:00
I don't have a laptop, let alone a computer, so I'll write just about anywhere really. I just need my pen, my paper and some gumption.

At a coffee shop in Fort Collins, Colorado called ...

2009-04-24T11:03:00.000-07:00
At a coffee shop in Fort Collins, Colorado called La Dolce Vita. I always order a pot of organic Assam tea. It's the best.

I have a desk in my living room where I write on m...

2009-04-24T10:36:00.000-07:00
I have a desk in my living room where I write on my HP computer.
It's sure a long way from where I first started out over 60 years ago with a pencil and yellow lined notepad.
Then came the Remington non-electric typewriter followed by the IBM Selectric.
Sure changed a lot over the years.

So fun to hear where everyone finds their inspirat...

2009-04-24T10:01:00.000-07:00
So fun to hear where everyone finds their inspiration. I especially liked the idea of writing while getting a pedicure. Nice!

I write from the right side of my bed with my laptop resting on one of those ultra-comfy e-pads (you can buy them from Brookstone). I also have four large windows without coverings that showcase a spectacular view of the woods in my backyard. There's a whole lot of inspiration coming from those trees.

And with a bag of Ghiradelli chocolates on my nightstand, it's a heavenly place to write.

If you like to see where I stand in my writing career, you can visit https://www.mindifiwrite.blogspot.com

Happy Writing People!

I write the best in my bathroom. I've got small ch...

2009-04-24T09:26:00.000-07:00
I write the best in my bathroom. I've got small children, so it's the only place I can escape to. Once they're in bed, I soak in the tub, and write. It's relaxing the creativity just flows.

For every day, I write anywhere I can by carrying ...

2009-04-24T08:36:00.000-07:00
For every day, I write anywhere I can by carrying around my Alphasmart.

My favourite escape is a little nook in the Georgetown Inn in Canmore Alberta. The antique/Victorian surroundings really soothe and inspire me.

A room devoid of windows and any sound not initiat...

2009-04-23T21:28:00.000-07:00
A room devoid of windows and any sound not initiated by me. Also no internet.

I have distractibility issues.