Friday, March 6, 2009

Where and What Do You Write?

I write wherever there is a clean spot to sit my laptop. Since we are in the process of moving, my computer has migrated from the desk to the kitchen table to the coffee table. We seem to have an allergy to open horizontal space around here, even on the floor. If I manage to clean off a spot on the desk, bed, floor, or most anywhere, something explodes right in that spot. This morning, I took a break from cleaning the bathroom. While I ran down to grab a drink (just tea, nothing exciting), my trashcan jumped into the floor and spit all of its contents across the room. The toddler and cat had NOTHING to do with it. When we get moved, I will have an office and I plan to lock the kids and pets out (probably the husband too). Then, perhaps my writing will be a little less disjointed.

What I write is a little more simple. I started with picture books thinking it had to be pretty easy. I was wrong. I am not good at picture books, not at all. So I moved to mid-grade. I found my voice in chapter books, mid-grade, and young adult. At this point, my best work is my chapter books. Soon, I hope to have a finished mid-grade people would actually enjoy reading.

Okay, I have been turned into a jungle gym. That must be my cue to do something else. So, where and what do YOU write?

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