tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4517018970424916362..comments2024-03-29T01:17:04.775-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Where I Write by Sally GoldenbaumJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29409024111994435252014-05-01T10:08:00.121-04:002014-05-01T10:08:00.121-04:00Anonymous--maybe there's a new career here--an...Anonymous--maybe there's a new career here--an all night cafe (at the least, it'd make a good book!).<br /><br />Hi Carole--thanks!<br /><br />FChurch--a fellow wanderer! (I sometimes do the couch thing too--except I fall asleep very easily. And I hope you enjoy the books!<br /><br />Thanks everyone. What a treat to be here.<br /><br />Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50207635397128435972014-05-01T09:03:39.730-04:002014-05-01T09:03:39.730-04:00So entertaining thinking of each of you in your ch...So entertaining thinking of each of you in your chosen spaces, busily creating new books, blog posts, grocery lists. No, wait, the grocery list is mine.... I do my work at a computer, so for creative writing, I prefer to be elsewhere. And elsewhere can be anywhere at any time of day or night--on a plane, in the middle of a convention (oops, supposed to be LISTENING to those papers), in a waiting room,etc. But my favorite place is on the couch, knees up, turned away from the view because the view won't really matter anyway when I get in the zone. And now I'll be looking for your books, Sally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41086762988276972852014-05-01T01:37:07.226-04:002014-05-01T01:37:07.226-04:00I sometimes wander to write or read, but since I u...I sometimes wander to write or read, but since I usually write (when I write) in the middle of the night, I don't do it often. The cafes and library would frown on my wandering in about now. :D<br /><br />Pen M<br />pmettert@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35310783132413010072014-04-30T21:41:16.029-04:002014-04-30T21:41:16.029-04:00Love the picture of you and Nancy on the porch - c...Love the picture of you and Nancy on the porch - company, nature, concentration and creativity!Carolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35958626927245419682014-04-30T14:15:51.334-04:002014-04-30T14:15:51.334-04:00Hi Jody! Thanks for the nice words.
Kathy--I kn...Hi Jody! Thanks for the nice words.<br /><br /><br /><br />Kathy--I know what you mean about glassing in a porch. Somedays our furniture turns green with pollen. But I love the sounds--and often write out there at night, listening to the deep night sounds.Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38930185387080719072014-04-30T14:12:54.354-04:002014-04-30T14:12:54.354-04:00Cathy--love your 'phone home' idea!Cathy--love your 'phone home' idea!Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62900258354154978642014-04-30T14:11:37.732-04:002014-04-30T14:11:37.732-04:00Mary--your comment reminded me that my tolerance f...Mary--your comment reminded me that my tolerance for--and even finding comfort in noise probably came from my early writing days when toddlers (and dogs) wandered around the kitchen table where I wrote back then. <br /><br />Judy--good luck on the redecorating. But so important. Make it yours and the words (hopefully) will flow!<br /><br />Cathy--I wish weeding brought me inspiration and helped me work out plot ideas. I think I will try it (I have enough weeks to give me ideas for seventeen series!)Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31923218621131148082014-04-30T13:58:39.205-04:002014-04-30T13:58:39.205-04:00Kristopher, you are such a sweetheart and made my ...Kristopher, you are such a sweetheart and made my day with calling me a writer. Hank, I love the idea of writing on the train. I entered a contest a while back through Amtrak where five people would win a train trip to write. I haven't heard anything back, yet, so I'm assuming I didn't win, but it would have been a lovely experience. The contest only required a short essay about your connection to writing and trains, and you didn't have to be an "official" writer.<br /><br />Debs, I so understand the aging dog consideration. Every time I think about moving, I think about my 14-year-old dog navigating steps or a new place. <br /><br />Sally, I love the porch. I have a screened-in back porch, but it seems hard for me to keep clean-up these days. I have thought about glassing it in, but then the sounds of nature are lost. Guess I need to get off my lazy bottom and get it (the porch and my bottom) in shape.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35331463015045555972014-04-30T13:41:12.792-04:002014-04-30T13:41:12.792-04:00I remember when you and Nancy were working on the ...I remember when you and Nancy were working on the porch together. Lots of good words in those books.<br />I don't think I'd be able to shut out the sounds in a coffee shop like one of my friends does.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816223057478185572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88532103011997139232014-04-30T13:17:18.860-04:002014-04-30T13:17:18.860-04:00Writing in the bath? Yikes! I have my writing room...Writing in the bath? Yikes! I have my writing room for the winter months, then the back deck in the summer. But as for plotting and planning - I love to do that when I'm weeding, or even driving (not so sure that's safe!) then I phone myself at home and leave messages of the points I want to make notes about later on. The most common sound to accompany my writing? My dogs snoring at my feet ;-)<br />Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36585048438845914642014-04-30T12:38:05.335-04:002014-04-30T12:38:05.335-04:00Hi Deborah--a fellow wanderer! And I know the feel...Hi Deborah--a fellow wanderer! And I know the feeling...the dog, the tea, the dirty oven. And Starbucks doesn't let us do the dishes. (Your yard sounds like a lovely place to write!)<br /><br />Ellen--HOW TRUE!!! Payments schedules are a grand motivator and not to be forgotten. <br /><br />Karen--Thanks for the affirmation that moving around sometimes stirs up the creativity juices. it's so nice to meet a knitter (as well as a writer.)<br /><br />And now I am going into some kind of a trance, thinking of the wonderful writer Rhys Bowen writing THREE books this year! Good for readers, for sure, but I completely understand sitting with your back to the wall.Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40154983247892472922014-04-30T12:04:30.658-04:002014-04-30T12:04:30.658-04:00Yeah, wouldn't be taking my laptop in the bath...Yeah, wouldn't be taking my laptop in the bathtub - with or without water.<br /><br />I am fortunate that I can write anywhere. I chalk it up to growing up in a noisy family of four. Quiet, loud, whatever. Once I get "in the zone," I don't notice.<br /><br />Currently, most of my writing takes place in the cafe area at work. But I've also been in libraries, coffee shops, in front of my fire, and in my den (surrounded by books) in a reclining loveseat. The muse comes everywhere (although not always at my beckoning).Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57530821909814224102014-04-30T11:31:05.606-04:002014-04-30T11:31:05.606-04:00I could never go anywhere lovely to write. Then I&...I could never go anywhere lovely to write. Then I'd be admiring the view, listening to the birds and doing anything but write. With my really demanding schedule (2 books most years, 3 this year) I need to have a blank wall in front of me and be ready to work, work, work.Rhysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-313408210216797532014-04-30T11:26:02.747-04:002014-04-30T11:26:02.747-04:00But just for clarification, there is no impetus to...But just for clarification, there is no impetus to writing ANYWHERE like an advance you might have to return if you don't finish the book. I wrote The Everything US Constitution Book on a very short deadline in a chilly basement in the dead of winter because (1) I wanted the second half of the money and (2) there was no way I was giving them back the first half. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52632716432465400812014-04-30T11:26:01.700-04:002014-04-30T11:26:01.700-04:00Hi Sally! What a fun post. I'm a wandering wri...Hi Sally! What a fun post. I'm a wandering writer, too. I have a very nice office upstairs in what used to be our daughter's bedroom. But if I'm upstairs, the dogs need to go out, or I want another cup of tea, or something... If the weather is very pretty, I write on my deck. When it gets too hot, I like to write on my sunporch (glassed in) where I can still see the back yard. This winter I've been writing in the downstairs guest room, at a re-purposed dining room table. I can see out the front window, and usually have both dogs (getting hard for the older dog to make it up the stairs to my "real" office) and both cats with me.<br /><br />I like coffee shops, too, especially Panera and Starbucks, which have pretty comfortable furniture--as well as tea! Can't write at the local library. Furniture is miserable. You'd think they'd put a little thought into ergonomics...Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30766784258281021922014-04-30T11:23:43.016-04:002014-04-30T11:23:43.016-04:00Hi dear Aimee! Oh, I so agree that Library chairs ...Hi dear Aimee! Oh, I so agree that Library chairs can be very uncomfortable. Sometimes that's good because pain keeps me alert. But sometimes I take a pillow.Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60776515319734485392014-04-30T11:21:38.810-04:002014-04-30T11:21:38.810-04:00Ellen--what a perfect place to write (and shame on...Ellen--what a perfect place to write (and shame on your brother!). It sounds especially perfect to me because the sea is so important in the mysteries I write--important to me, I guess. I love imagining the water lapping against the sides of a boathouse. Wish you were still there so I could get the address and drop by.Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71972731981640637652014-04-30T11:18:08.182-04:002014-04-30T11:18:08.182-04:00Susan D--those images are a hoot! Waldo Lydecker--...Susan D--those images are a hoot! Waldo Lydecker--I had almost forgotten about that movie. Is that David Niven....? So funny! <br /><br />Linda--hello! And thanks for the lovely words. (Linda's EVERY HIDDEN FEAR comes out next Tuesday, too!)<br /><br />Hi Susan--happy housesitting. Maybe it will be the perfect spot to write?<br /><br />HI HANK! Have a great time tonight. Wish I could write on planes, but I fall asleep before leaving the runway (I'm a really delightful person to travel with!). But now the Acela, that sounds perfect. I think I could write on a speeding train. OR in Susan's D's cottage. If I had a cottage by the lake I just know I could write five books a year....Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86984891404227638012014-04-30T11:09:31.037-04:002014-04-30T11:09:31.037-04:00My grandparents enclosed the open pavilion on top ...My grandparents enclosed the open pavilion on top of the boathouse at the family lake property, and the big room at the front, with 16 windows all around, is where I wrote at least three books and many articles. I slept on the couch there, with the water lapping below, and when the early morning light woke me, I'd move directly to the computer and write until the sun reached across the room to where I sat (around 1:00 p.m.) <br /> Then I'd hit "print" for later editing, close the blinds, and go downstairs for a swim. <br /><br />Of course, this only worked in summer (we closed the place down from fall through spring), and unfortunately my brother inherited the place and barred his sisters from it (sweet guy). But it was a great place to write, and I miss it. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61502028665990983862014-04-30T11:07:05.181-04:002014-04-30T11:07:05.181-04:00Hi Kaye. Caught the wave! See you soon....and than...Hi Kaye. Caught the wave! See you soon....and thanks for the lovely comments! Cape Ann is an amazing place. <br /><br />Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50234586714221808952014-04-30T10:55:53.255-04:002014-04-30T10:55:53.255-04:00Deb--you made me laugh...yes, that poor guy in the...Deb--you made me laugh...yes, that poor guy in the bath tub (and the HGTV story was TRUE...). I've spilled diet coke on my computer but never bathtub water.<br /><br />Amy--you are absolutely RIGHT about library chairs. Sometimes I take a pillow... And I also have the home alone problem. My husband works out of the house and maybe that's what sends me adrift...<br /><br />Terri and Kristopher--I like both your ideas, sitting in chairs, birds nearby. I did some of that in Gloucester while writing Murder in Merino. And it was helpful. I could almost see the cottage where a man dies...and hear the sounds of the water.<br /><br />Yes, Deb--NUMBERS! I have the hardest time with those letters.Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7596978723255951632014-04-30T10:47:59.559-04:002014-04-30T10:47:59.559-04:00I'm imagining Reine in the middle of the night...I'm imagining Reine in the middle of the night with ice cream...coffee...and computer. And quiet. I do like night sounds. Maybe I will try it.<br /><br />I get ideas while driving too. (not running, though, like Amy...maybe because I don't run?) My son put an ap on my phone to record, and it send the recording to my computer. I tried it with Murder in Merino (which...plug plug....comes out this Tuesday) but once I said the words out loud they were no longer the characters somehow. So the mysterious lady in this book became me (and I'm not very mysterious)...sigh.Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77528036236195285632014-04-30T10:42:14.473-04:002014-04-30T10:42:14.473-04:00Yay! I got on this time. (Thanks Roberta for your ...Yay! I got on this time. (Thanks Roberta for your help.)<br />And for those who are going to look up the Seaside knitters mysteries--thank you! And I hope you like them.<br /><br />Kathy--I tried the desk route--and for awhile Nancy and I had an office (with desks) outside our homes and that worked. But at home, the laundry and refrigerator keep calling to me.<br /><br />Mark--you have a point. It's getting that START that helps.Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40163990057455372272014-04-30T10:35:06.824-04:002014-04-30T10:35:06.824-04:00Thanks everyone for the great comments. I have bee...Thanks everyone for the great comments. I have been having trouble leaving a comment but if it works this time, I will get back on in a minute. <br />Sally Goldenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073892799766279345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19851675048830771362014-04-30T10:12:48.675-04:002014-04-30T10:12:48.675-04:00I'm not a writer -- I develop software -- but ...I'm not a writer -- I develop software -- but my go-to work spot is a comfortable chair and ottoman tucked in a bay window, laptop on my knees.PlumGagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969263926873169050noreply@blogger.com