I do most of my writing work on my laptop. This is mostly out of practicality, in that I kind of need to be mobile and write when and where I get the chance. Right now I’m in a bookstore, and once I finish this entry I’ll do a bit on Way of the Shield<\/i> before I have to go again. I do know that I’m fortunate in that I can <\/i>work just about anywhere. In my briefcase I can easily carry my laptop, power cord, memory stick, headphones and notebooks and pens. Boom, instant workspace anywhere I need.<\/p>\n
Heck, I wrote a sizable chunk of Maradaine Constabulary<\/i> in the car driving out to West Texas. (I was in the passenger seat riding; I didn’t write and drive at the same time.) <\/p>\n
But getting really<\/i> productive writing done takes getting into the mode, into the rhythm, and that is kind of challenging if one needs to move around. <\/p>\n
On the other hand, I have a desk with the desktop, and sometimes I find working there a bit stifling. Possibly because it’s in our guest bedroom, so in some ways it feels like the space isn’t “mine”.<\/p>\n
On top of that, I just received the poster-sized maps of Maradaine, Druthal and the whole world they are a part of. They’re really pretty, if I do say so, though I recognize that I’m the only person dorkish enough to care about such a thing. But part of my “workspace problem” is figuring out where I’m going to hand these things.<\/p>\n
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