What is your ideal writing environment? Is there a particular place you tend to write? Do you prefer silence, or background noise? etc.
Thank you for your question, and hereās were I prove that Iām a bit of a weirdo when it comes to writing - or maybe itās something that I haveĀ ālearnedā in order to be able to do the writing I do...
I donāt really haveĀ an ideal writing environment. I mean, I have deams that I think my writing environment would be, (think log cabin in the mountains somewhere), but the reality is I write wherever I happen to be when I have a moment to write, and I write whenever I have a moment to do it. If I didnāt - thereād be no writing done at all. I learned to adapt I guess.
When I started writing (as a kid) I wrote in my bedroom - which I shared with my sibling, so I didnāt always get peace and quiet.
When I returned to writing many MANY years later, I was in a relationship where my partner really didnāt value my writing at all - didnāt really value anything much at all actually.Ā I had to learn to write amid noise and constant interruptions.
When we separated, and I went back home, writing was back in my bedroom, which at least was quieter, but no less interruptions.
Now Iām lucky to be as close to that dream I mentioned up... ^ there somewhere - fairly secluded, with someone who cares about my needs a great deal, and gives me time to write, encourages it. The interruptions now come from animals who have somehow learned to tell the time and gods forbid thatĀ āmummyā should not see to their needs when they expect it.Ā The interruptions also come from adulting which is not as amusing or endearing as needy pets.
If I /really/ want to focus though, Iāll put on some music - preferably without words (usually movie or tv show soundtracks) and use headphones. Not always without words though.Ā I once wrote an entire fic for an old NBC show called UC:Undercover, listening to Peter GabrielāsĀ āBlood of Edenā over and over and over again, on repeat basically. Donāt know whether I love or loathe that song now, I listened to it so often...