http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/ not as pretentious as the header image suggests, but just as awesome Wed, 23 May 2012 14:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Caryn Caldwell Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:06:23 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1620 I go to the library, too. I can stay as long as I like, I don't have to buy anything, and the internet's free (which can actually be a problem when it's too distracting!). Plus I have a favorite corner with lots of plants and light and comfy chairs, as well as several outlets so I can keep my computer charged. I go to the library, too. I can stay as long as I like, I don't have to buy anything, and the internet's free (which can actually be a problem when it's too distracting!). Plus I have a favorite corner with lots of plants and light and comfy chairs, as well as several outlets so I can keep my computer charged.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 Joe Iriarte Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:49:35 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1619 Hehehe . . . I get a lot of writing done curled up on my couch after everyone goes to sleep too. :) Hehehe . . . I get a lot of writing done curled up on my couch after everyone goes to sleep too.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 chocolateinspir Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:38:47 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1618 I guess I'm like Joe. Playgrounds and Starbucks. I get lots of writing done drinking a Mocha. Oh and I love their Christmas coffees too. Those are happy days. But usually its in the wee hours curled up on my couch when everyone is asleep. No emails, no phone calls, no 'Mommy I'm hungrys'. :) I guess I'm like Joe. Playgrounds and Starbucks. I get lots of writing done drinking a Mocha. Oh and I love their Christmas coffees too. Those are happy days.
But usually its in the wee hours curled up on my couch when everyone is asleep. No emails, no phone calls, no 'Mommy I'm hungrys'.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1617 beth Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:19:13 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1617 There's a local coffee shop. There's WiFi, coffee, and a fireplace...all I need! There's a local coffee shop. There's WiFi, coffee, and a fireplace…all I need!

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Stina Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:12:55 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1616 I agree with Carrie. I tend to talk while I write and edit. And a library would be a terrible choice. I'd end up walking around, looking at all the YA books. Now that isn't a bad thing for a writer to do, except I already have a long reading list as it is. For me, the best place is my home--as long as the Internet doesn't distract me. I agree with Carrie. I tend to talk while I write and edit. And a library would be a terrible choice. I'd end up walking around, looking at all the YA books. Now that isn't a bad thing for a writer to do, except I already have a long reading list as it is. For me, the best place is my home–as long as the Internet doesn't distract me.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Joe Iriarte Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:06:00 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1615 I love to get out of the house to write. My laptop is a tablet convertible, so it's very portable and lightweight. I've worked at pretty much all the playgrounds in central Florida while my kids played, at the local Starbucks, on airplanes, and pretty much everywhere else. I don't have a single favorite out-of-the-house place--though I do have a favorite playground--but I end up at the Starbucks near me quite a bit. It's funny, because writers are always joking about how anybody with a laptop at a Starbucks is a poser, but I have actually gotten tons of writing done at Starbucks, and no, I don't go telling people I'm a writer.* More than any particular place, though, what I tend to crave is a change of scenery. Some people need their routine to write. The same spot in the house, the same time of day, whatever. Luckily for me, I don't, and I feel like I get more creative when I change the view. *I am inordinately pleased with myself for my ability to speak in Starbucks code, though. :) I love to get out of the house to write. My laptop is a tablet convertible, so it's very portable and lightweight. I've worked at pretty much all the playgrounds in central Florida while my kids played, at the local Starbucks, on airplanes, and pretty much everywhere else. I don't have a single favorite out-of-the-house place–though I do have a favorite playground–but I end up at the Starbucks near me quite a bit. It's funny, because writers are always joking about how anybody with a laptop at a Starbucks is a poser, but I have actually gotten tons of writing done at Starbucks, and no, I don't go telling people I'm a writer.*
More than any particular place, though, what I tend to crave is a change of scenery. Some people need their routine to write. The same spot in the house, the same time of day, whatever. Luckily for me, I don't, and I feel like I get more creative when I change the view.
*I am inordinately pleased with myself for my ability to speak in Starbucks code, though.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Carrie Harris Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:01:32 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1614 I'm slightly obsessive compulsive and find it difficult to write anywhere but at home. I talk to myself a lot when I write. And... er... I giggle to myself too, which makes me appear more than slightly unhinged. I have on rare occasions gone to the cafe at the local bookstore, but the temptation is always there to go browsing for books when I should be writing one. And then there's that giggling thing. I'm slightly obsessive compulsive and find it difficult to write anywhere but at home. I talk to myself a lot when I write. And… er… I giggle to myself too, which makes me appear more than slightly unhinged. I have on rare occasions gone to the cafe at the local bookstore, but the temptation is always there to go browsing for books when I should be writing one. And then there's that giggling thing.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 Trish Doller Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:58:40 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1613 I like the private study rooms at the library and the local Panera, where they have outlets on all the booths--and brownies! I like the private study rooms at the library and the local Panera, where they have outlets on all the booths–and brownies!

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Julia Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:35:17 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1612 There is a "silent reading room" at the library that has lots of nice tables and chairs & you can take a cuppa in there and get all cozy and write. It helps me to go there when I can't get to writing for all the "things" that need to be done around the house - like dusting, vacuuming, laundry... you know - those things that get in the way of writing. There is a "silent reading room" at the library that has lots of nice tables and chairs & you can take a cuppa in there and get all cozy and write.
It helps me to go there when I can't get to writing for all the "things" that need to be done around the house – like dusting, vacuuming, laundry… you know – those things that get in the way of writing.

]]> http://ktliterary.com/2009/01/out-of-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Jolie Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:51:54 +0000 http://ktliterary.com/wp/2009/01/out-of-the-office/#comment-1611 I'm a coffee shop girl, but not just any old coffee shop. I am very attached to one in my town where there is a sizable group of regulars who all know each other and all the baristas. This is partly because there used to be a smoking section, and smokers are naturally more sociable with one another (lots more conversation happened in the smoking room than anywhere else in the shop, and more than half of my social circle derives from it!). But anyway, this is a place where I am comfortable and where I know I'll almost always encounter a friendly face, but I will still be left mostly alone if it's clear that I'm working. I hate working in libraries. Too quiet. I like to work in the middle of things, but slightly apart from them. I'm a coffee shop girl, but not just any old coffee shop. I am very attached to one in my town where there is a sizable group of regulars who all know each other and all the baristas. This is partly because there used to be a smoking section, and smokers are naturally more sociable with one another (lots more conversation happened in the smoking room than anywhere else in the shop, and more than half of my social circle derives from it!).
But anyway, this is a place where I am comfortable and where I know I'll almost always encounter a friendly face, but I will still be left mostly alone if it's clear that I'm working. I hate working in libraries. Too quiet. I like to work in the middle of things, but slightly apart from them.

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