Marathon Writing Sessions

All too often, I'm in a big push to knock out a project on deadline. Sometimes it's writing, but it's also reading like to write a review. I'll grind on for hours at a stretch. How I wish I could get it done faster. But I just ain't wired that way. Therefore I'm stuck with pulling the long hours.

The body is a funny thing. If you disrespect it, it bites you back. Writing, then, becomes a real pain in the neck, back, or seat. Oh yeah, you're shaking your head by now: been there, done that, Ed.

So, I do five different neck exercises 3X/day (http://tiny.cc/7vw1h). Religiously. Or else. I tinkered until I found the best regimen for me. Sore, stiff neck is now gone. Maybe the exercises will do the same trick for you, too.

I also like to write at my stand up desk. It looks similar to this one except the top is flat, not sloped. (http://tiny.cc/tvics). Standing is a short-term solution because I work more efficiently when I'm seated.

I know laptops are more portable than PCs, but I still cotton to the larger keyboards the PCs used. I know you can link the keyboard to your laptop, but I haven't bothered with trying it.

By Ed Lynskey
@edlynskey
Author of Lake Charles
"Satisfying."
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