My Writing View

To kick off my blog, I wanted to show a little insight into my process! Being a neurodiverse writer means I had to figure out a way to write without it getting stagnant. I grew up with a painter as a parent, so I had always assumed that I would follow in their footsteps – locked in to my art form at home. After I grew up and was out of the house, I realized they didn’t always create at home, often sketching at a local jazz bar. I decided to give it a try one night with my own twist, after finals week in college when I had completed all my papers and had some down time to finally think of what I wanted to write.

I grabbed my laptop, headed to a local haunt, ordered a Guinness and set to work, my friends already gone back home for winter break. It was oddly relaxing creating around complete strangers. To this day, I do something similar, though not nearly as late.

On a work night, I’ll bring my iPad and bluetooth keyboard to work so that I can write or edit on my lunch break. Alternatively, if it’s a day I plan on writing, I’ll bring them to a local haunt to get an hour or two of writing in before heading home and settling in for the night.

At my current abode, I have a number of different haunts that I like to write at. They need to have a space for me to be unbothered – I like the spots by the bartenders best. I’ll usually pick a bar once a week, just because most of my writing is actually done during the week after my day job.

During the weekend, I’ll write at home when I can buckle in for a long haul at home. For this, I use my tried and tested desktop complete with two monitors. This is best when I have research to refer to (though I use Scrivener, which has a split screen feature), need to read up on something, name yet another minor character, or am working through adding some inspiration to my Spotify playlists.

What about you? What’s your writing station look like?