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10-Nov-2007
How I Write 1I often get young people asking questions about how I write - in a very concrete sense. They want to know about my computer, my workstation, my chair. It's almost as if they feel that if they can reproduce the physical surrounds of a practising writer, the rest will follow.
This is my workplace. It's got everything I need, close at hand. Printer over the computer. Scanner on left hand side. Telephone within arm's reach on the left. A wall, where I can blue-tack useful visual stimulus (if my eye wanders, I'm looking at scenes that could be in my book - clothes, architecture etc). You can't see my filing cabinet, just behind the chair. On top of it is my reference tools (dictionary, thesaurus etc). It's neat, it's compact, it works.
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Very interesting! I can't tell whether you have a view to look at while working - is it easier to write if you don't have outside stimulus? I find it best not to open the blind in front of my desk, simply because I find my concentration lapsing when a car/dog/person goes past. I like how you have tacked up images that are relevant to what you're writing - something I should consider...
I don't have much of a view, which is a mixed blessing. The tacked up images are what catches my eye when my gaze wanders, so the theory is they direct my attention back to my reading. I also sometimes have sticky note reminders around my screen - especially re words/phrases I tend to overuse ...
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