Can You Write & Revise While Standing Up? My Experience with a Stand-Up Desk
I’ve never really been a stand-up desk kind of person, mostly because I’ve always felt like I needed to concentrate while sitting down. But recently, after purchasing a new lap desk that converts into both a lap desk and a stand-up desk, I decided to give standing up a try for my writing and revising tasks.
➡️ To my surprise, using a stand-up desk helped me focus better on simpler revisions and formatting tasks.
➡️ I recently completed revisions for my publisher on “The Serpent Woman,” the second book in my series. I was thrilled that the editor didn’t request heavy revisions, allowing me to keep the darker vigilante justice elements intact without having to water them down or take them out. Working with Oliver-Heber has been fantastic—they truly support my vision for the series.
➡️ By the way, I noticed that when I was finishing revising “The Serpent Woman,” I was able to do those revisions using the stand up desk functionality of my new lap desk. It seems easier doing other things like graphic design or content creation for social media and some left brain editing while standing up.
➡️ Now that I’m going to be tackling writing my third book, “Twilight of the Serpent,” I’ve noticed that I can’t do a lot of heavy writing while standing up. I prefer to write sitting down, but I am going to try to train myself. It might be a matter of training your body to learn how to write standing up. I’m just curious if anybody can write standing up.
➡️ The portable lap desk I bought is a great investment, and I love that I can use it anywhere, even by the pool. But I will admit, I still find it harder to write while standing up vs. edit while standing up. It could be a matter of training my body to write while on my feet.
For Mother’s Day, my husband gave me a wonderful gift: a four-night staycation at a Marriott hotel. This is my third personal writer’s retreat, and I swear by them for helping me focus and complete my manuscripts. During this staycation, I finished revisions on “The Serpent Woman” and am now working on “Twilight of the Serpent,” the third book in the series. I’m excited to try more writing while standing up.
➡️ To my surprise, using a stand-up desk helped me focus better on simpler revisions and formatting tasks.
➡️ I recently completed revisions for my publisher on “The Serpent Woman,” the second book in my series. I was thrilled that the editor didn’t request heavy revisions, allowing me to keep the darker vigilante justice elements intact without having to water them down or take them out. Working with Oliver-Heber has been fantastic—they truly support my vision for the series.
➡️ By the way, I noticed that when I was finishing revising “The Serpent Woman,” I was able to do those revisions using the stand up desk functionality of my new lap desk. It seems easier doing other things like graphic design or content creation for social media and some left brain editing while standing up.
➡️ Now that I’m going to be tackling writing my third book, “Twilight of the Serpent,” I’ve noticed that I can’t do a lot of heavy writing while standing up. I prefer to write sitting down, but I am going to try to train myself. It might be a matter of training your body to learn how to write standing up. I’m just curious if anybody can write standing up.
➡️ The portable lap desk I bought is a great investment, and I love that I can use it anywhere, even by the pool. But I will admit, I still find it harder to write while standing up vs. edit while standing up. It could be a matter of training my body to write while on my feet.
For Mother’s Day, my husband gave me a wonderful gift: a four-night staycation at a Marriott hotel. This is my third personal writer’s retreat, and I swear by them for helping me focus and complete my manuscripts. During this staycation, I finished revisions on “The Serpent Woman” and am now working on “Twilight of the Serpent,” the third book in the series. I’m excited to try more writing while standing up.
No comments have been added yet.
