{"id":5320,"date":"2012-03-19T00:10:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T05:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polarbear60.org\/randr\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2016-12-10T15:26:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T21:26:19","slug":"mgr-tour-favorite-writing-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanschara.com\/pmtoo\/mgr-tour-favorite-writing-place\/","title":{"rendered":"MGR Tour: My Favorite Writing Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another Merry Go Round Blog Tour Installment. This month we&#8217;re exploring our favorite writing places. Mostly, I write at the computer, but this year I&#8217;m focusing on revisions, and I&#8217;ve found handwriting my revision at the kitchen table to be more enjoyable than I had anticipated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12586\" src=\"https:\/\/pmtoo.jeanschara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kitchen2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Table\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some people like to write at coffee shops, but I have never found them to be particularly productive for me. I like the atmosphere, but they don&#8217;t fit my up and about writing style. I tend to write for a few minutes, get up and do something around the house, write for a few more minutes, get up and do something else, so not being at home is not particularly productive for me.<\/p>\n<p>This is my primary writing set-up:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12563\" src=\"https:\/\/pmtoo.jeanschara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20120319-014642-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeanschara.com\/pmtoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20120319-014642-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jeanschara.com\/pmtoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20120319-014642.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll note I have the Mac Mini (attached to the fixed 17&#8243; screen), the Macbook Air (on the right), and the iPad. All play a significant role in my writing process.<\/p>\n<p>I have wondered about an Amtrak writing retreat. Hubby and I are taking a &#8220;Grand Tour&#8221; train trip in May, and I plan to see if I can make productive use of my time on the train. That time is coming up fast, so I had better figure out what I need to write about on that trip.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll be looking forward to writing on in May:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12564\" src=\"https:\/\/pmtoo.jeanschara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSCF0474-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Amtrak engine\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So far, I have to conclude my favorite writing place is home. Preferably alone. I&#8217;ll let you know how the train goes, though, because I think that would be really fascinating.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 1096px; left: 440px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to another Merry Go Round Blog Tour Installment. This month we&#8217;re exploring our favorite writing places. 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