tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post7194163973360944413..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: Quote of the Week: Writing at HomeMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-75029809604563738812010-09-16T15:15:41.370-05:002010-09-16T15:15:41.370-05:00That's very true.That's very true.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-17599148272066093052010-09-16T14:53:57.551-05:002010-09-16T14:53:57.551-05:00Oh well, I was going by the opening comment about ...Oh well, I was going by the opening comment about how the thing people idealize is what they also like the least. I figure that, the idea of working @ home sounds great. Get up whenever you want, eat whenever you want, don't even have to get dressed if you don't want to. Can just spend all day writing in your underwear if you want, with no boss standing over your shoulder. But then, on the other hand, that sort of "freedom" can be a curse, as it leads to more opportunities to procrastinate. So I've heard about a lot of writers and artists (specifically comic-book artists), who say they try to set a work schedule, like a regular job. Say 8-5, with a 1-hour lunchbreak. By sticking to that, it keeps them productive.J.R. LeMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060796760117717968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-31265414848554218522010-09-16T12:00:23.527-05:002010-09-16T12:00:23.527-05:00I'm not speaking for Parker, but if I'm re...I'm not speaking for Parker, but if I'm reading him correctly he's saying that the opposite is actually true in a lot of cases. Home offices are often ill-suited to working because they're cramped and uncomfortable.<br /><br />I'm fortunate enough to live in a four-bedroom house with only three people in it (and two of us share a room), so I've got a decent working space. No forest or ocean view, unfortunately, but I'm very familiar with the temptations you mentioned.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-87755025653919931012010-09-16T00:51:48.790-05:002010-09-16T00:51:48.790-05:00Is the reason because working @ home is too distra...Is the reason because working @ home is too distracting? You get side-tracked more easily, start watching TV, or looking up something on the net, just basically procrastinating more when you're in your comfortable room @ home? So you try to make your writing area look more like an office, in order to stress to your brain that you are "working," and need to get stuff done?J.R. LeMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060796760117717968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-62536052777843742352010-09-11T14:48:52.720-05:002010-09-11T14:48:52.720-05:00Great pic. :)Great pic. :)Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.com