My writing ritual is pretty much the same as my homework ritual, because when I write, it is usually for a homework assignment. When I get home, I start by watching a half an hour of TV. TV is really relaxing because my brain doesn't have to do any work. I usually watch a sitcom to make me laugh and get me in a good mood for homework. Then I go downstairs. I always do my writing downstairs, because my brother turns on Disney channel the second he gets home. If you don't have a younger sibling, then you probably don't understand, but Disney channel is impossible to tune out. It's like this high pitched drone that drills into your brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you ever feel like torturing yourself, turn on disney channel for a few hours. But be careful, prolonged exposure has been proven to increase the urge to strangle the person nearest to you. Anyway, when I begin a writing assignment, I usually sit on the downstairs couch, because I am too tired to sit at a table. This is really stupid, because sitting on a couch just makes me even more tired, but most days, I don't have the energy to fight my stupidity. By nine, when my I begin nodding off, I grab a can of Mt. Dew to wake me up again. This usually lasts until 11 or 11:30. Hopefully, I have finished my writing, but if I haven't, then I have to use pure will to keep me going. Mt. Dew has very little effect at that point. This is not really an ideal ritual. I am still always distracted and tired. I have tried working at the library and at coffee shops but I just never really feel comfortable anywhere. I think its because every where is too big and distracting. I really need my own little, secluded, soundproof corner to do my work.
This is my ideal work space...
When I am older, and I live in my own home, I will have a reading room. It will be a medium sized room in the basement with dark colored walls and thick carpeting. If I have enough money, the room will only be accessible through a hidden door, because that is just awesome. There will be a desk in the shape of a ring in one corner, so I can sit in the middle and lay out all of my work. There will also be a large reclining chair in the other corner for comfortable reading. This room will only have one of those small windows near the ceiling that underground basements have, because I prefer to read and work under artificial light. Sunlight is too warm, too bright, and not very cozy. This way, no matter what the weather is like outside, my reading room will have a constant atmosphere. The walls will be lined with bookshelves filled with books. The room will also have a space heater, so I in the winter, I can heat the room to the perfect temperature without having to overheat the rest of the house. In this room, I will do my work for whatever job I have, and in my spare time I will write science fiction/ thriller novels.
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