tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post6810741163862860620..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: A Café of One's OwnLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-88818959247159157842010-04-21T18:08:15.197-04:002010-04-21T18:08:15.197-04:00It's getting worse. Today someone was sitting ...It's getting worse. Today someone was sitting in my favorite seat and I didn't get really productive till they left and I moved.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-61163649051130210482010-04-21T14:49:07.364-04:002010-04-21T14:49:07.364-04:00I love writing in coffeeshops, and have a couple o...I love writing in coffeeshops, and have a couple of local favorites. I used to feel guilty about this, since I do have a lovely home office. But home is full of distractions, ranging from dirty dishes staring accusingly from the counter to a cat wanting to play right now. (And don't get me started on the phone, especially robocalls.)Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-65656339553873615412010-04-21T13:21:13.542-04:002010-04-21T13:21:13.542-04:00Like Keith, my body is conditioned to write in one...Like Keith, my body is conditioned to write in one place, but in my case that is my basement office. I can't listen to music, because then I can't pay attention to the characters talking in my head. And my retired hubby has been trained to (usually) avoid interrupting me in my office and to wait until I emerge on the main level of the house for a break to engage me in conversation.<br /><br />I'm struggling to find that new space in our Breckenridge home that will put me in the writing mood as soon as I enter the space and sit down, but I have yet to find it. I can write there, but it's harder. Once we sell our CO Springs home (It's going on the market Friday!) and move to Breckenridge full-time, I'm sure I'll be able to train myself to get in the right mood in my designated writing space there, but there will be a transition period.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-30830391196905061692010-04-21T12:16:02.946-04:002010-04-21T12:16:02.946-04:00Writing in the car.... Where do you rest the lapt...Writing in the car.... Where do you rest the laptop? Elizabeth, Lisa, Julia, Sue Ann, Alan, someone told me that Laura Lippman said her biggest obstacle to getting writing done is laundry. When you're home, there are just too many diversions. Cricket, that couch sounds perfect. Gin, those are Bose headphones. No, you don't need to have any music on. They tamp down surrounding sound. They do well with droning, less well with loud music.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91766840209129309282010-04-21T11:48:36.318-04:002010-04-21T11:48:36.318-04:00Love your office, Keith! And Darrell, I've wri...Love your office, Keith! And Darrell, I've written in my car, too, though not a whole book. It's quiet, temperature controlled, and no one bugs you. <br /><br />I write all over the place. At home in my basement office with the shades down, laying on the sofa in front of the fire, or on the patio, depending on the time of year. Then, like Elizabeth, I get distracted by all the other things that need to be done and have to leave. Recently I found a coffee shop with sofas upstairs which no one seems to know about. So I can sprawl out in peace (wearing earplugs). <br /><br />I tell myself that writing while half prone is ergonomic. ; )<br /><br /><a href="www.hearthcricket.com" rel="nofollow"> Hearth Cricket</a>Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-22697528982433076912010-04-21T10:10:10.200-04:002010-04-21T10:10:10.200-04:00I'm a hermit. I write at home. But I've tr...I'm a hermit. I write at home. But I've tricked out my office to look exactly like Keith's coffeeshop. And I look dorky too!Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91597983544425654982010-04-21T09:51:42.647-04:002010-04-21T09:51:42.647-04:00p.s. I know this is really a basic, low-tech quest...p.s. I know this is really a basic, low-tech question, but do you have to listen to a white noise recording via your earphones, or do they simply block the noise all by themselves?G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-79717112492522408992010-04-21T09:49:41.631-04:002010-04-21T09:49:41.631-04:00What brand of earphones are those, Keith? Maybe if...What brand of earphones are those, Keith? Maybe if they really canceled the noise, I could come to terms with some of the bad music at my local coffee shop.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-76865377861407407782010-04-21T08:33:04.297-04:002010-04-21T08:33:04.297-04:00I've had the privilege of visiting Keith in hi...I've had the privilege of visiting Keith in his writing lair and it is lovely. I write best from home. I don't like writing in cafes or libraries or other public places. I feel "on display" or I'm too easily distracted by the people around me. At home I can write for an hour or two, take a break and do something physical and necessary, like clean the bathroom, then resume my writing. Although when I travel, I force myself to write ANYWHERE.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-78704068374293497772010-04-21T08:05:55.741-04:002010-04-21T08:05:55.741-04:00I never write away from home, because I'm alwa...I never write away from home, because I'm always at home. But you make it sound very appealing, and I could certainly use a burst of inspiration!<br /><br />The green tea, I don't know about . . .Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-71978306605002719862010-04-21T07:25:55.085-04:002010-04-21T07:25:55.085-04:00Keith, that hotel is spoiling you! Although it'...Keith, that hotel is spoiling you! Although it's nice to know great customer service still exists somewhere. <br /><br />I write at home at my desk. That way no one sees my lips moving except the dog.Lisa Borkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174197592575631864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25120572405166641492010-04-21T07:07:39.526-04:002010-04-21T07:07:39.526-04:00At the start of a book, I write on paper or laptop...At the start of a book, I write on paper or laptop in whatever coffee shop keeps the music down. (I have never had the courage to ask that they turn it down.) Once I'm really stuck into the book, tho, I get tied to my main computer.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-75964131119505880772010-04-21T06:26:36.063-04:002010-04-21T06:26:36.063-04:00I usually start OUT at home, but frequently have t...I usually start OUT at home, but frequently have to evacuate or I'm distracted by the dishwasher stopping, the laundry buzzer going off, the evidence of things I need to do around the house...<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-71839174323681368882010-04-21T02:56:53.560-04:002010-04-21T02:56:53.560-04:00Darrell, I posted a photo of me in my writing &quo...Darrell, I posted a photo of me in my writing "office." COuld you do the same, please?Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-21972828617673725282010-04-21T01:46:19.086-04:002010-04-21T01:46:19.086-04:00Keith- I wrote my latest work in the front seat of...Keith- I wrote my latest work in the front seat of my pickup in the parking lot outside the Starbucks (much quieter there and I still have access to their bathrooms).Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.com