tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6554548328059856717..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: SpaceJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62708890457738899352021-08-07T14:11:08.952-04:002021-08-07T14:11:08.952-04:00I'm a "boxer." A box for medical rec...I'm a "boxer." A box for medical records, a box for legal documents, a box for bills, a box for receipts, a box for things I may never need again, but just in case...<br /><br />I have to admit that I do subscribe to the theory, "If an organized desk is a sign of an organized mind, then what is an empty desk?"<br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8580647893921459522021-08-03T21:35:48.434-04:002021-08-03T21:35:48.434-04:00Korina -- Back in my high stress working days, I u...Korina -- Back in my high stress working days, I used to go to sleep to Gregorian chants and the like!<br /><br />Shari -- I've spent many hours on Amtrak and been on almost all their routes. I never got much writing done, though. I was always watching the country go by (or in the urban areas, looking in the nation's back alleys).Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76376751814787919062021-08-03T14:03:11.428-04:002021-08-03T14:03:11.428-04:00Such a good post. I do not understand people who c...Such a good post. I do not understand people who can write with music, or worse for me, need music to write. I'm just too distractible! I need peace and quiet.<br /> The only exception to this was when I wrote on a train traveling from Virginia to Connecticut. Somehow the gentle background noise didn't interfere and I wrote over 6,000 words! #loveAmtrakShari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82019829910328222362021-08-03T13:12:38.997-04:002021-08-03T13:12:38.997-04:00I love this post. My desk tends to be like my brai...I love this post. My desk tends to be like my brain -- chaotic. Thank goodness for my laptop to take to a space where I can harness the chaos into creativity. I do often like the background noise hum of a cafe, but only if I have room to sit away from everyone and not hear individual conversations. Otherwise, I prefer the outdoor noises of nature or I sometimes put my chanting monks CD on. I envy you having two homes, as just a change of scenery can make all the difference for me. Sometimes I splurge for a few days on a place to go for my own writing retreat. Korina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55344408668438591112021-08-03T12:29:27.274-04:002021-08-03T12:29:27.274-04:00Grace -- I have only myself to blame for my stacks...Grace -- I have only myself to blame for my stacks, but having recently settled my mother's affairs after taking care of her finances after my dad died, I know how those stacks can accumulate -- especially those having to do with medical stuff.<br /><br />Molly - I have to get up even earlier when company visits otherwise nothing writing gets done.<br /><br />Jennifer -- Obviously the noise works for folks like Stephen King and William Kent Krueger. I did try once and proved what I already knew: it's not for me.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63294747012509681552021-08-03T11:32:11.556-04:002021-08-03T11:32:11.556-04:00I totally understand, Jim. A clear desk helps me t...I totally understand, Jim. A clear desk helps me to think better and focus. It's the ideal, although I do let things pile up sometimes. <br /><br />Noise, though, is hard for me to ignore. I don't get how some of my writer friends need background music or the buzz of a coffee shop. I like stretches of quiet to write. Jennifer J. Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161188960541932911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-30483602851895381972021-08-03T11:01:36.431-04:002021-08-03T11:01:36.431-04:00I should probably change our family motto to "...I should probably change our family motto to "Where there are stacks, there is life." I'd rather not, but small house, four adults. Finding the quiet space in my own head is the real trick these days. Good piece, Jim. Thanks!Molly MacRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755143318141885327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71440213216413289092021-08-03T10:18:26.370-04:002021-08-03T10:18:26.370-04:00I'm slowly making progress eliminating stacks....I'm slowly making progress eliminating stacks. It's hard because I have our family stacks, my writing stacks, my mother's stacks since she passes away, and a friend's numerous stacks when I took over her affairs because of dementia. I'm overwhelmed with stacks. but like I said, at least I'm making progress. It's no wonder I'm not doing any writing.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91440233246796415142021-08-03T09:31:20.876-04:002021-08-03T09:31:20.876-04:00like you.... I am a stack person, but i know where...like you.... I am a stack person, but i know where everything is. Yet, when I'm writing, I get to a point that I need a clean desk so I can avoid any sense of distraction.Debra H. Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533446284471717884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54961297524630223892021-08-03T08:40:11.546-04:002021-08-03T08:40:11.546-04:00It's nice to know I am not alone in this!It's nice to know I am not alone in this!Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61740000126883189002021-08-03T08:38:18.651-04:002021-08-03T08:38:18.651-04:00I am so with you, Jim and Kait. I just finished a ...I am so with you, Jim and Kait. I just finished a book, and my entire house is chaos, but my desk is the worst. Today is clear it all out day. It is a huge distraction not only for my writing, but for my life. I will rationalize by deciding I don’t have enough cupboards and file cabinets. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-20390101780943865042021-08-03T08:32:23.749-04:002021-08-03T08:32:23.749-04:00Singing my song, Jim. I cannot work in chaos. I ne...Singing my song, Jim. I cannot work in chaos. I need things to be straightened and clean. All of my notes in file folders stacked neatly, my desk organized. A creative mind, they say, is seldom tidy. I find that to be true only when my workspace is.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-4958942314440672962021-08-03T08:14:39.427-04:002021-08-03T08:14:39.427-04:00I leave a sentence unfinished, a rough draft midwa...I leave a sentence unfinished, a rough draft midway through a chapter, for the next day. I also have a weekly goal list. Margaret S. 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