The cliche is that we all sit in our rooms tap-tap-tapping for days and weeks without seeing anybody – like the Jack Nicholson character in The Shining.
👺 Not good. 👺
When I worked in newspapers, on staff, I was always surrounded by people. THEN, the problem was finding a moment’s peace to think.
After I became a father, I switched to working at home. I don’t regret that. I loved it.
But I DID get lonely sometimes, even in the too-few hours between school pick up and drop off.
I wasn’t good at admitting to that, not even to myself.
It takes effort and commitment to find allies.
That’s one reason I’m starting a group for writers.
The group will be focused on Getting Things Done – writing that bookproposal, the book, or shorter-form projects like a series of email newsletters.
But much of the value is the sheer companionship.
(Drawing of writers, flying on an open book, by me.)
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