As a writer, there
are certain questions that I get asked a lot. One of the most common is, “Where do you write?”
I say,
“In my Writing Cave.”
What is it like? If you picture
the Bat Cave, you’re pretty close.
Except
the walls aren’t stone; they’re mahogany. The skylight in the vaulted ceiling
is partially blocked by ivy. The hardwood floor is cushioned by a slightly
faded Persian rug with burgundy hues. Smooth jazz hums in the background; it’s
white noise, and it melds with a gadget making nature sounds. Today it’s
raining.
I sit
at the well-worn leather executive chair; its high back cradles me in luxury.
The seat is big enough for me to fold my legs, which I often cover with a thin
red blanket.
There’s
an endless supply of cold Dasani and hot coffee.
My
barnwood desk is clutter-free when working.
Wood from the same barn was crafted into matching shelves and armoire that
hold printer and supplies—notebooks labeled for each project, reams of paper,
post-its, scented-colored markers, pens/pencils.
It’s
like this:
**Stage
direction: Author pauses and re-reads
her beginning paragraphs**
Okay,
so my office isn’t quite like the dream painted above, which sounds fabulous,
but I’m a writer on the move!
The
reality is:
·
Coffee shops, anything with a table that’s open at the crack of dawn
·
My car – parked or in one of the bazillion carpool lines I sit in
·
The grocery store line
·
On a treadmill, stair climber, elliptical machine
·
Side-line at a track meet, soccer game, football game, rugby game, etc…
It’s
more like this:
But, a
writer girl can dream, can’t she?
So,
tell me: Where do you write?
Cindy
Callaghan Bio:
Cindy Callaghan is a business professional and ‘tween
writer. Her books: Just Add Magic (2010), Lost In London (2013), Lucky
Me (2014) Lost In Ireland (2016),
Lost In Paris (2015), Lost In
Rome
(2015), Lost In Hollywood (2016), and
Sydney MacKenzie Knocks ‘Em Dead (2017),
Just Add Magic: Potion Problems
(2018) and Saltwater Summers
(2019) magically capture the tween voice and
experience.
Cindy’s first book, the much-loved Just Add Magic, is now a breakout Amazon Original live-action
series.
Cindy lives in Wilmington, Delaware.
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