I wanna be a writer.
Not just fanfic or stuff on the Escapist (although i will get something published on here one day, even if it kills me), but be an author, a published author. Even if i only sell 500 copies of my book, i'll be happy, because i would have gotten the general public to read my stories and hopefully see some of the craziness i see in my mind.
However, i have been crippled by writers block ever since (and i'm not a bigot or anything) i met my girlfriend, now fiancee. I moved into her flat out the back of her parent's place, and it is a very cramped space. We barely fit in here as it is, and we are constantly getting into each other's faces because of it.
This is my problem...when i write my good stuff, my reeeeeally good stuff, i like to do it alone. I should rephrase that - i need to do it alone. At first i thought i could do it - i bought a laptop and tried to write whilst listening to my Ipod whilst she watched TV, but it didn't work. The TV would distract me or she would start talking to me or start wanting attention from me, which would make me lose my train of thought which would then make me angry then we'd have an argument over whether i pay enough attention to her or not and...yeah.
After discussing this with her, we have come to the conclusion that i must be alone to write, even if its only for a day or so every week. I've decided to purchase a notebook laptop, something purely for writing yet small enough so i can take it anywhere - this way i can stuff it into my backpack whenever i go out somewhere and simply hit the deck and start bashing out prose when the mood strikes me. It could be directly after work, on a train, during a walk in the park, whatever.
Does anybody else have a problem like this? Also, does anybody else have one of those little notebook laptop thingys? I've had a look at some and they seem pretty cool, but does anybody have any recommendations?
Not just fanfic or stuff on the Escapist (although i will get something published on here one day, even if it kills me), but be an author, a published author. Even if i only sell 500 copies of my book, i'll be happy, because i would have gotten the general public to read my stories and hopefully see some of the craziness i see in my mind.
However, i have been crippled by writers block ever since (and i'm not a bigot or anything) i met my girlfriend, now fiancee. I moved into her flat out the back of her parent's place, and it is a very cramped space. We barely fit in here as it is, and we are constantly getting into each other's faces because of it.
This is my problem...when i write my good stuff, my reeeeeally good stuff, i like to do it alone. I should rephrase that - i need to do it alone. At first i thought i could do it - i bought a laptop and tried to write whilst listening to my Ipod whilst she watched TV, but it didn't work. The TV would distract me or she would start talking to me or start wanting attention from me, which would make me lose my train of thought which would then make me angry then we'd have an argument over whether i pay enough attention to her or not and...yeah.
After discussing this with her, we have come to the conclusion that i must be alone to write, even if its only for a day or so every week. I've decided to purchase a notebook laptop, something purely for writing yet small enough so i can take it anywhere - this way i can stuff it into my backpack whenever i go out somewhere and simply hit the deck and start bashing out prose when the mood strikes me. It could be directly after work, on a train, during a walk in the park, whatever.
Does anybody else have a problem like this? Also, does anybody else have one of those little notebook laptop thingys? I've had a look at some and they seem pretty cool, but does anybody have any recommendations?
(Same symptoms as yours though)
