If you are trying to write the next great American novel or a blog post or a journal entry, where do you get your inspiration and where do you write most productively?
I have tried to write at home, and the chores seem to call out to me over my laptop. Yes, I see you, pile of laundry, sitting on the couch, waiting to be folded and put away. Yes, I just heard the last click of the dishwasher as it finished the drying cycle. Oh vacuum, you hot mess, with your cord all unraveled in the corner of the living room.
I promptly shut the lid on my laptop and answer the call of the house, begging to be cleaned. Writing time is over.
The best place I have found to stay focused is in the car. I leave the house a little early to pick up my son from school, this has double benefits; I get prime parking at the school and plenty of time to write, uninterrupted and completely focused.
We also live near a lake, and sometimes I park by the marina and the calmness (and sometimes roughness) of the water helps inspiration flow and helps me get on a roll with my writing.
It might take a little time, a little investigating, and some trial and error, but eventually you'll find the perfect place that will fuel your writing engine (your brain!).
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