I stand here on my lunch break with the warmest breeze my city has had this year caressing my face, street lamps in various stages of working order, some as blinding as the sun, others flickering with the light’s housing hanging by a single screw, waiting for the next hoodlum with a shoe or strong gust of wind to send it to the ground, shattering. This is my desk, the parking lot and street corners of your nondescript neighborhood megamart. My writing utensils, my thumb and phone.
I don’t do well with desks, and I tend to be more inspired in the middle of my nights of manual labor. By the time my novel is finished, I will have a book that was almost completely written using the ‘Pages’ word processor on my iPhone.
Time’s up, back to the mindless work that gives me so much time to think. Before I go, let me invite you to tell me about your desk; is it an abstract idea, or is it conventional, with a stapler, a calender featuring Chuck Norris or cat pictures, and a few bobble-heads?
The Night Shift 
nice one..to me i’m just from church
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What a post; granted I don’t have a clue what half of it meant but hey, I’d 100% buy your book!
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Haha, thanks, I appreciate that. As for the sense of the post, it was me riffing on the idea that the place I most enjoy writing is on my breaks at work rather than at a capital D “Desk”. Hopefully that helps.
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Yes of course! That’s exactly what I thought! But really, throughly enjoyed reading, one day I may write as well as you. Probably not. But wishful thinking! Looking forward to more posts 🙂 oh and thanks for the reply! Keep in touch 👍
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Thank you so much! Just keep writing, all the time, doesn’t matter what it’s about, any spark of creativity whatsoever, write it down; it’s a skill that needs tending to.
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Inspiring words, even in your comments! Well, I think it’s time to buy a notebook and keep a well stocked supply of pens, so I may oblige any creative spark that comes wandering! Thank you.
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Do it, you’ll be glad you did!
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It’s nice to take out time from the usual stuff and write whatever the hell you wish to.. it was nice reading something casual n refreshing..:)
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I agree wholeheartedly! Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. ^.^
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My ‘Desk’ is anywhere I can sit comfortably with my laptop. Never specifically a ‘desk’, more often the soda in my conservatory that looks out over my garden, right now lined with hundreds of poppy heads just waiting to open; or my bed, where I can sit quietly away from the world and clear my mind of ‘real’ stuff and let the characters and story lines breathe…Never on my phone…my fingers on this tiny keyboard can’t keep up with the ramshackle thought processes my brain has 😉
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Your conservatory sounds like a beautiful place to write! I always pass out when I try to write in bed, haha.
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Ha! I can’t sleep when I’m in ‘the zone’. If the words are in my head I have to get them out before I can relax.
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I love writing with my iPhone… it’s nice to hear I’m not crazy. I’m more of an Evernote guy though 🙂
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Ha, you definitely aren’t crazy, the advent of the smartphone has allowed me to write the moment inspiration hits, rather than sitting around trying to will my muse to come around.
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My Desk is everywhere! Sometimes it’s my phone. Sometimes it’s in the bath tub. I’m always writing in my head. Maybe it doesn’t count if it doesn’t make it to print. But, I’m creating 75% of the time I’m awake. I don’t listen to the radio or play music (with words anyway) in my office. I’m a daydreamer. I tend to write higher quality when I just let it happen. Forcing myself to write at a designated writing place or time never seemed to work for me. I thoroughly enjoyed this post!!
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Thanks! Same, an easy way to scare my muse away is to set a time and a place for creation.
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My favorite “desk” is sitting in bed upon waking in the morning and scribbling in a notebook. That mental space is where I’m the most productive. Writing “old-skool” in a notebook helps me to organize my thoughts. If ever I feel lost on a piece, I work it out through writing by hand. Once I’ve got my thoughts organized, I use a laptop at a traditional desk or table, most often at the dining table in the dining room that we don’t typically use for dining. Just give me someplace where my attention is not needed and I’m good to go.
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I always tell myself that I’m going to start carrying around a notebook and pen because I miss writing proper, but I always seem to forget.
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It’s easy to forget a notebook and pen. I always carry these in my purse, but I can’t very well deal with them when I’m walking the dog or otherwise occupied when I’m out and about. If I have a strong idea, I repeat it to myself with a few key words and then write it down as soon as I can.
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