Last week, I decided to try writing on the train ride to work. The ride is only about 35 minutes, but I figured it’s more than nothing, right? And I also decided to document my progress and make it into a blog post for you lovely people. So here it goes.
Monday

I didn’t even know if I’d be able to write on the train. Usually, I’m cooped up in my office with only the birds outside my window and the sound of my keyboard or the rasp of my fountain pen accompanying me. And trains means people, and people means noises. But it worked. On Monday, I wrote about 650 words in my WIP in the 30-ish minutes of writing I did before hopping off the train and going to work.
Tuesday

Tuesday was a little noisier, but I still managed about 600 words.
Wednesday

Another 650-ish words on Wednesday, despite face-mask foggy glasses.
Thursday

On Thursday, I didn’t wanna get out of bed when my alarm went off, and I was too tired to write. So I used an Audible credit to buy Ranger by Nora Phoenix and K.M. Neuhold and listened to it instead. I’ve read it before, and liked it. It was a solidly good book even if it didn’t wow me, but since John Solo narrates it, I decided to spend a credit on it. And OH MY GOD, the audio is FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC and John Solo made me cry in the the first chapters, and I was sobbing when I got into the office and had to sneak into the closest bathroom to wipe tears off my face.
Damn you, John Solo! π
Friday

On Friday morning, I was back to my old self, but I couldn’t decide between writing, or listening to the book. I wish I could say I did the right thing and wrote, but…no. No writing. I couldn’t resist John Solo.
So there you have it. I wrote 3 days out of 5 which is a definite improvement compared to previous weeks. And I’m aiming for 4 days this week. Wish me luck! π
Hahaha…itβs hard to resist a good audiobook! Iβm so glad youβre able to get some writing done most mornings, though. ππ
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Yeah. I miss my morning writing session. I mean, I like the job, but it’s not 3 hours of writing with equal-minded people. But at least I still have weekends π
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Yay for John Solo! I haven’t listened yet to a lot of his audiobooks yet but he blew me away with his narration of Earth Fathers Are Weird. He’s one of those narrators who really acts out the emotions and not just read.
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Yes! That’s exactly it! He puts his soul into the narration and it moves me every time! Also, I’m definitely checking out Earth Fathers now! π
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