On Distraction, yet again.
I think that the continuing struggle for me as a writer is overcoming distraction. There’s just too many things to capture my attention. So, it was interesting for me to talk to a writer yesterday who works on writing from an older PC and then does all his other business / internet stuff from a newer computer. He finds that it’s an effective way for him to separate the two and prevent distraction.
While you might think that’s a little bit overboard, it made sense to me. It works for him. It’s like a lot of things in a writer’s life (platform/marketing, developing ideas), you have to figure out what works for you.
I own a seven year old Dell which I might trade for a new Apple.
So is the writing computer off-line? Like working on a typewriter?
When I’m in the thick of a project and can get away, I go to the library and sit in the corner, where I can’t get internet access. Or Starbucks, where I can’t afford internet access.
(I’m probably the only person on the planet who doesn’t want Starbucks to offer free wi-fi for all!!)