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Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jo Michaels Jul 10, 2012. 34 Replies

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Jo Michaels replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"Thanks for sharing that wonderful article. I wish I had a room full of books to look at while I write and a thick door that locked but I hide in the garage with no phones and no air conditioning because it's blissfully quiet. I write at the…"
Jul 10, 2012
Cindy Vine replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"As I use a laptop it doesn't really matter as long as it is quiet with no distractions.  Most of my writing gets down early morning before my teenage daughter wakes up!"
Mar 24, 2012
Ankhseojhal replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"Writting come often with my moods. I like to be alone, no one around to peep and criticize before it gets published. It doed not matter either iy id my bedroom, my study or my lawn. I like tranquility, music is acceptable if it is soft and without…"
Mar 19, 2012
Ankhseojhal replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"Writting come often with my moods. I like to be alone, no one around to peep and criticize before it gets published. It doed not matter either iy id my bedroom, my study or my lawn. I like tranquility, music is acceptable if it is soft and without…"
Mar 19, 2012
Lisa Gomley replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"Jennifer, Have you ever tried writing outside? I read somewhere that nature helps fuel the imagination. If you have a quiet park you should see if that works for you. The only problem I find is that it is work to get into the "groove" in…"
Mar 16, 2012
Lisa Gomley replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"Michelle, Thanks for the congrats! I just entered it into a contest for unpublished writers with no agent. Everything I have two or more of is crossed. LOL I meant to say in my post that where we are living now is NOT conducive to writing. But the…"
Mar 16, 2012
Michelle Maisto replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"My writing process is so detached from the outside world -- I'm so jealous, Lisa! And congrats on finishing!"
Mar 16, 2012
Jennifer White replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"Great topic! I am actually going to read through all the other responses for inspiration because I am yet to find that spot that works well for me. I have a small one bedroom apartment and no desk so the options are somewhat limited. It's hard…"
Mar 16, 2012
Lisa Gomley replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"I just finished my first novel and most of it was written on the back patio overlooking the foothills. I would write from 6am to 6pm. Then we moved and the new home was conducive to writing. However, there is a park w/i walking distance so I…"
Mar 15, 2012
Carmen Knight replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"I'm usually working and I work in grocery store as customer service staff so usually I get my inspiration during break time where i get 30 to an hour of silence in the managers office, hidden from everyone even customers. Or while my girlfriend…"
Dec 21, 2011
Vanessa Curtis replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"I like a quiet study, which I do have - but I had a far more successful year last year when I hired  room in a stately home nearby. No internet for distraction! Managed to write two novels over summer and get both signed up. May consider…"
Dec 17, 2011
Chelise Hery replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"A woman must have money, and a room of her own.  (To be a writer) - isn't that what Virginia Woolf said?   I don't have a set method, but in whatever way I start, that is how I have to finish. In other words, I started my novel…"
Dec 16, 2011
Ainsleigh Cartwright replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"I love to write on an open table with a cup of coffee to hand. I prefer to write with a view of some greenery, or of the outside world to inspire me. That's not always possible so I allow myself to be inspired by a blank white wall.  I…"
Dec 14, 2011
Kathryn C. Lang replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"I write anywhere I can find a space. I think that investing in a laptop and router for the internet was the best idea I have had. I can move around, change the view and keep things interesting."
Dec 8, 2011
Karen replied to the discussion 'Writers' Spaces — Where do you get writing done?'
"Great topic! I generally write on my computer, as I have trouble keeping up with the thoughts in my brain, working with a pen and paper. However, if I don't have access to my computer I write ideas etc on notebooks which I always carry with me…"
Nov 29, 2011
Michelle Maisto commented on the blog post 'Gone Writing! See You In the Spring.'
"Good luck, Kamy! So exciting!"
Nov 14, 2011

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Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
"The Gastronomy of Marriage: A Memoir of Food and Love," came out from Random House Sept. 8.
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I have a piece forthcoming in Gourmet magazine...
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The Daily Beast

There's an interesting article in today's Daily Beast called "Sex and the Kitchen," about women and power and cooking. The writer, Elizabeth Cline, called me to talk while she was writing it, so I've been looking forward to seeing how the story turned out. And while I don't agree with everything she says, she does raise a few interesting points...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-25/sex-and-the-kitchen/p/

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A Little More Sweet Pea

Posted on November 8, 2011 at 2:40pm 0 Comments

I recently started blogging for Forbes about feeding my 1-year daughter, Emerson, who for now my husband and I have decided to make a vegetarian. I'm tremendously excited about the site, though it pays terribly — though slightly less terribly if…

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In Response to PW...

Posted on November 12, 2009 at 2:53pm 0 Comments

I'm sure those top 10 books are great books. GREAT books! But the only great books out there?... Come on. Men and women writers often have different sensibilities, and a list like that tells me that one sensibility is being favored over the other — or, worse, being called superior. Catch up, PW! The rest of us have already figured out that women's stories and voices have always been and are now more than ever relevant, intriguing, delightful and important.



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It's Her Pub Month!

Posted on September 29, 2009 at 10:12am 9 Comments

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That’s right — I couldn’t even get this post together in time to say “Pub Week,” which speaks loudly to what it means to have a Pub Day. The fine ladies of She Writes suggested I jot down how I was feeling, on the eve of my very first book arriving in the world, and I felt embarrassed to reply that my overwhelming sentiment was: exhausted. Zonked. Pooped.… Continue

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At 12:54pm on August 8, 2010, Leigh Nannini-Rivas said…


Saw "Gastronomy" front and center last night at the Union Square Barnes & Noble!
At 9:15am on December 10, 2009, Bernice L. McFadden said…
Dear Michelle:

You may not know me or my work, but I am the national bestselling, award winning novelist of six critically acclaimed novels who has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.

On Jan 9th, 2010 my debut novel, SUGAR will celebrate its 10th anniversary and in order to commemorate this milestone I am campaigning to sell 10,000 copies between now and that date.



“Bernice L. McFadden's first novel begins with the brief, poetic description of a crime so startling that the reader is helplessly drawn in, as if a bright red door stood ajar on a bleak and forbidding house. Pearl Taylor's daughter, Jude, has been found murdered and mutilated near a field at the edge of town. "The murder had white man written all over it," writes McFadden. "But no one would say it above a whisper. It was 1940. It was Bigelow, Arkansas. It was a black child. Need any more be said?" In the years that follow, Pearl catches sight of Jude in so many strangers that when Sugar Lacey comes to town and sets up her unwholesome "business" in the house next door, she doesn't know whether to believe what she sees in Sugar's face: a striking similarity to Jude, dead 15 years. In her sedate but supple prose--rising at times to a light, unforced lyricism in the description of landscape or character--the author perfectly renders the closed and protective society of a small Southern town, the superstitions, gossip, and prying.”


I’m asking that you purchase a copy of SUGAR for yourself, a friend or family member. And yes, KINDLE purchases count.

If you could help spread the word by blogging, twittering and Face-booking my campaign, it would mean the world to me.


Peace & Light,

Bernice L. McFadden
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At 12:12am on December 10, 2009, Francine said…
Thanx for the welcome and request. I've read some of your posts and am looking forward to reading some of your work.
At 7:59pm on November 16, 2009, Kamy Wicoff said…
Michelle -- I just saw that you left a comment for Tamra Davis -- she's a good friend! Let's hook you guys up.
At 10:03am on November 9, 2009, Catherine Dowman said…
Hi Michelle
I've just put down your book after two days solid reading. Superb reading, warm, funny and inspiring. You had me with a Room with a View - my favourite movie and story of all time. I too have to watch this movie alone. Your life sounds fun even if it meant writing from a wardrobe. Looking forward to reading more of your works!!

Cate
At 11:45pm on November 3, 2009, Sandy Ackers said…
Nice to meet you, too, Michelle! I'm glad you like my blog -- yours is terrific!!
At 2:21pm on October 4, 2009, Sherelle Wallace said…
Hello Michelle;

Promotions for me hasn't begun on any big scale yet. My mother has a saying, "When you can't find a horse, ride a cow." I have a smart mom. The way I use this bit of good advise is, by knowing the market here, the fact that there are only 12,000 people on my island, and the island is long, so the residents are scattered, I promote whenever I can.

It means that I will rarely sell more than three books at a time, but I get my work out there. I self-publish, self-bind my books, and I take advantage of my small town by going to people I know, (who will support my work on that fact alone) even talking to people in line at the bank, always having a few books with me, and signing and selling on the spot. I've done this for a year, and sold close to 100 books, earning over $1,000.00.

There is an event I am preparing for next month, and as it will be a cultural fair, and the only one I'll attend in an entire year, I'm placing much emphasis in hopes that I will sell at least 50 books then. But in the meantime, I take my mom's advise, and work with what I've got. It doesn't cost me anything, as I would be using the gas to drive and pay bills, banking and so forth, in any event.

I also own and operate a at-home library and internet cafe. Although business is slow, I do get customers you come in for other reasons, purchasing my books, which are always on display. Again, I work with what I can afford. You can check out my business on my MYSPACE page.

Look forward to chatting again. Please forgive the long e-mail. I'm rather anti-social, but can't stop once I start writing!

Sherelle
At 1:52pm on August 12, 2009, Lea Beresford said…
That's Ernie's cousin Benny, my brother and his girlfriend's dog.
At 3:29pm on July 28, 2009, Tamra Davis said…
Thank you for such an amazing note and offer. Unfortunately I don't think we are coming back to NYC until Sept 12. The weekend before school starts. I can ask mike if he thinks we may come back sooner. Oh man this sounds like so much fun and I can't wait to read your book. I see it's already available on amazon. I will order one now. Congratulations on having it out and completed!
At 7:29am on July 23, 2009, martha frankel said…
yes, super cool kitchen. great place for two cooks to work together. bought two yes, because my sister will ki8ll for her own copy. come up anytime. showed steve your cover last night and he laughed out loud, it really is fabulous, and since i originally had the hardcover from hell, i know from what i speak. xxoo martha
 
 
 

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