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NaBloPoMo Day Six
November 6th, 2010 01:41 pmDay 6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol’ pen and paper?
Hmm. Well, that depends. I mean, where I'm most comfortable physically is on my couch with a laptop in the middle of the night, but that's not a guarantee that I'll be able to write. Often it's at work when I have no time and I'm trying to scribble down bits of dialogue on a scrap of paper. Or I'm out, so I'm typing stuff into my phone and everybody thinks I'm crazy. But those situations certainly aren't comfortable. I write more under pressure, it seems. (Of course, "more" and "better" are two different things altogether as well.) Ideally, I'm physically comfortable, so that means my couch. I write anytime the mood strikes, which can literally be ANY time, but I prefer to sit down with things at night when no one else is around. No interruptions, no people asking what you're doing and trying to look over your shoulder. And computer versus pen and paper? That really just depends on my mood. Having a cursor blink at you in a word processing program is just as intimidating as a blank page, so, you know, it doesn't really matter either way. I usually use a computer if I can simply because it makes any editing a whole lot easier.
Hmm. Well, that depends. I mean, where I'm most comfortable physically is on my couch with a laptop in the middle of the night, but that's not a guarantee that I'll be able to write. Often it's at work when I have no time and I'm trying to scribble down bits of dialogue on a scrap of paper. Or I'm out, so I'm typing stuff into my phone and everybody thinks I'm crazy. But those situations certainly aren't comfortable. I write more under pressure, it seems. (Of course, "more" and "better" are two different things altogether as well.) Ideally, I'm physically comfortable, so that means my couch. I write anytime the mood strikes, which can literally be ANY time, but I prefer to sit down with things at night when no one else is around. No interruptions, no people asking what you're doing and trying to look over your shoulder. And computer versus pen and paper? That really just depends on my mood. Having a cursor blink at you in a word processing program is just as intimidating as a blank page, so, you know, it doesn't really matter either way. I usually use a computer if I can simply because it makes any editing a whole lot easier.
