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Why I Should Never Write in Public

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A Writer’s Journey

Today is my last day at work. The next two weeks will be spent packing and moving, and on June 1, Andrew starts his new job as an engineer… and I start mine as a stay-at-home writer.


It still doesn’t feel real!

I used to get most of my writing done during lunch breaks and the occasional downtime at work. For many reasons, writing at work was a great thing for me. I had no choice but to sit at a desk in front of a running computer all day, and if I didn’t write during my breaks, I wouldn’t have anything else to do.

There were a few embarrassing downsides to writing away from home. Some of my writing habits seem odd if you don’t know what I’m doing.
For example, when I have trouble describing a character’s expression, I make the same expression on my own face and describe what I did. I do the same thing with gestures. While writing at work, it was very difficult for me to keep from shrugging, gasping, or raising a skeptical eye brow at my computer.
(Oh my gosh, I totally just raised a skeptical eyebrow as I’m writing this.)
I was friendly to my co-workers, except between 12:00 and 1:00. If someone ever tried to interrupt me during my oh-so-precious lunch hour, heaven help them.


When I ran image searches, I couldn’t always predict what kind of images would come up. Many times I’ve run what I thought was an innocent search and had to close the browser, look over my shoulder to see if anyone saw, and delete all browsing history.
The worst was when a scene in my book made me emotional. I’ve choked back tears at work on more than one occasion. When I finished the rough draft to Sacred Fire, I was so happy that I walked around the office with a huge grin on my face all day long. I also get mad at my book sometimes, and no one knows why I’m suddenly so grumpy.
From now on I can be as odd as I want. I can’t wait.

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On A Writers Journey, aspiring novelist Teralyn Rose Pilgrim talks about the excitements and disappointments that go along with her budding career. Currently agents are looking at her historical fiction about Rome’s Vestal Virgins.
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    • HfjNUlYZ

      You may make funny expressions and gestures while writing, but whats weirder? I emulate the expressions and gestures while reading as if to get into the characters head by copying the expression.

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