It’s Bloody Cold – Five Reasons Writing is Harder When Moving Faster
Since I left Kiev, Ukraine, my movements have sped up. I rarely spend longer than a few days in each place. And these are big places. Right now I’m in Prague and I’ll soon be going to Berlin. Now I want to see these places, so I only have a limited amount of time to write.
Oh…and it’s bloody cold!
People
I like meeting people. They present new and interesting material for my books. But sometimes it’s difficult to find time to write when you’re working with so many people.
I admit that sometimes I have to come off as completely anti-social just to get any work done. When writing in environments where there are lots of people, it’s just harder to find peace, and particularly with limited time.
Unexpected Environments
You really have to take the facilities you can get. I finished my latest novel in the Pomp and Poverty series in a nice little living room under a reading lamp.
But many of those chapters were written on moving trains, and even next to the Charles Bridge in Prague.
Work-Life Balance
As I touched upon before, you try balancing having a fictional character murdered and seeing the sights of one of the great European capitals. This is something I readily struggle with. I can sit down and work for hours on end. Pulling back is the greatest challenge of all.
Too Much Inspiration
I’ve seen and done a great many things. Like most writers, I take it and it ends up in a book in some form. But sometimes there’s such a thing as having too much inspiration. You want to fit everything into a book and it just becomes too overwhelming to manage.
There are so many plotlines I wish I could have kept, but sadly they ended up on the cutting room floor.
It’s Bloody Cold
Now I know why so many people leave Europe during the winter. I first encountered the cold in Romania, but as I went through Eastern Europe it just got worse. This isn’t even the worst of the cold. You try writing when you’re wearing a pair of woollen gloves, whilst your fingers are basically working in slow motion.
To Rant or Not to Rant
I’m not sure whether all this comes off more as a rant. I hope it doesn’t because that’s not what I intended. It’s been a pleasure to write about some of the realities of travelling and being an author. I believe it’s a lifestyle that’s certainly not for everybody and many will find it hard to fathom.
Have you ever tried to work and travel before?
Until next time…
James Farner
Oh…and it’s bloody cold!
People
I like meeting people. They present new and interesting material for my books. But sometimes it’s difficult to find time to write when you’re working with so many people.
I admit that sometimes I have to come off as completely anti-social just to get any work done. When writing in environments where there are lots of people, it’s just harder to find peace, and particularly with limited time.
Unexpected Environments
You really have to take the facilities you can get. I finished my latest novel in the Pomp and Poverty series in a nice little living room under a reading lamp.
The Charles Bridge!
But many of those chapters were written on moving trains, and even next to the Charles Bridge in Prague.
Work-Life Balance
As I touched upon before, you try balancing having a fictional character murdered and seeing the sights of one of the great European capitals. This is something I readily struggle with. I can sit down and work for hours on end. Pulling back is the greatest challenge of all.
Too Much Inspiration
I’ve seen and done a great many things. Like most writers, I take it and it ends up in a book in some form. But sometimes there’s such a thing as having too much inspiration. You want to fit everything into a book and it just becomes too overwhelming to manage.
There are so many plotlines I wish I could have kept, but sadly they ended up on the cutting room floor.
It’s Bloody Cold
Now I know why so many people leave Europe during the winter. I first encountered the cold in Romania, but as I went through Eastern Europe it just got worse. This isn’t even the worst of the cold. You try writing when you’re wearing a pair of woollen gloves, whilst your fingers are basically working in slow motion.
To Rant or Not to Rant
I’m not sure whether all this comes off more as a rant. I hope it doesn’t because that’s not what I intended. It’s been a pleasure to write about some of the realities of travelling and being an author. I believe it’s a lifestyle that’s certainly not for everybody and many will find it hard to fathom.
Have you ever tried to work and travel before?
Until next time…
James Farner
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