How to set up your writing zone and writing environment in three simple steps
First published June 2017: This article has been updated and improved.
Ahhh, the actual act of sitting down to write.
This is the serious part!
As a journalist I’ve had to learn to write in all types of situations.
Most commonly it is in a noisy newsroom with the screech of a police scanner two feet away, a news channel blarring on an overhead television, not to mention the often ‘enthusiastic’ sarcasm and cussing of my colleagues as they race to file for deadline.
Once a few years ago, after Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia hit our town and ripped up 1800 power poles in the area, I had my handy neighbour rig up my laptop to a solar panel on the front lawn!
Clearly you REALLY can write anywhere and everywhere – you just need the time and a way to record your thoughts.
But to make writing your autobiography easy it is best to prepare a designated space in which to relax and get creative.
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