tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post749080605162851557..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Writing outside the home by Miriam HalahmyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-31111019615244458452013-02-18T14:45:16.390+00:002013-02-18T14:45:16.390+00:00RFH is great for writing and just about everything...RFH is great for writing and just about everything although a friend of mine was told off for practicing handstands there in a quiet corner...Lilyhttp://www.lilyhyde.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-34721564943731405992013-02-17T00:16:49.692+00:002013-02-17T00:16:49.692+00:00Maybe I could rent your study?Maybe I could rent your study?Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-20167300461938977742013-02-16T10:42:28.146+00:002013-02-16T10:42:28.146+00:00So glad the pig came up again! ( I miss our exchan...So glad the pig came up again! ( I miss our exchanges Stroppy). Yes _ Lynda and Stroppy, let me know if you are coming to the RFH and we can meet up. Isn't it amazing how many of us write in cafes or elsewhere outside the home. Thanks for all your lovely comments.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-9603754786694621402013-02-16T05:31:13.785+00:002013-02-16T05:31:13.785+00:00I do most of my writing while pedalling my tricycl...I do most of my writing while pedalling my tricycle.I have to come back and actually type it up of course but I know what I am going to write. <br />Oh dear, perhaps that is why (unlike all the amazing writers her) I remain unpublished.<br />Stroppy, you are particularly amazing. If I remember you even kept on writing while caring for a very demanding and naughty pig!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-10780560882731278672013-02-15T23:22:58.500+00:002013-02-15T23:22:58.500+00:00Always. Yes. Caffe Nero in Macclesfield - or anywh...Always. Yes. Caffe Nero in Macclesfield - or anywhere where the coffee is equally tremendous and I can carve out a little bit of own world with a table to myself, a Moleskine notebook, a scruffy sheet of A4 paper about to be recycled, a HP pencil, a black gel pen and a head full of dreams. When I lived in London, the British Library reading rooms used to do very well too. Sarah Taylor-Fergussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507013836947182706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-25332021597899017122013-02-15T20:19:19.623+00:002013-02-15T20:19:19.623+00:00I've always worked in cafes - and libraries, a...I've always worked in cafes - and libraries, and sitting on the edge of canals in Venice and on trains and buses and *anywhere*. And, like you, I have a lovely office at home AND a desk downstairs next to the library. There is just something more inspiring and relaxing about working out of the house. <br /><br />I sometimes have meetings with one of my publishers at RFH, so I'll look out for you next time!. Lovely post, thank you.<br />Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-75881201161406865712013-02-15T18:27:06.272+00:002013-02-15T18:27:06.272+00:00When my children were very small I did a number of...When my children were very small I did a number of daytime classes at a school whilst they went to the creche. But I'd soon made enough curtains and realised that I was no good at yoga, so I asked the school if I could just work in the school library instead? They let me (no CRB check back in the 90s!), and I wrote a whole novel that way, just a couple of hours a week.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-63840667518813148072013-02-15T17:30:27.326+00:002013-02-15T17:30:27.326+00:00 Hi Miriam - will look out for you and Sue when I ... Hi Miriam - will look out for you and Sue when I am at Festival Hall. It is getting very busy these days but I love the warmth and buzz of the place.Lynda Waterhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880769618542325268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-18184476613577636252013-02-15T15:47:34.373+00:002013-02-15T15:47:34.373+00:00I used to write in a cafe when my kids were small....I used to write in a cafe when my kids were small. The three hours they were in playgroup was my writing time. I don't do it now though...liked this post very much.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-43373635360623467042013-02-15T14:44:51.621+00:002013-02-15T14:44:51.621+00:00I do feel suitably guilty that I have a beautiful ...I do feel suitably guilty that I have a beautiful study and still go out to write. But I wrote my first novel on the kitchen table while the kids were in bed - so it wasn't always like this.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-32816656383618029322013-02-15T14:02:19.273+00:002013-02-15T14:02:19.273+00:00I do that too! I love it. And I love it when the s...I do that too! I love it. And I love it when the staff is happy with you just having one coffee all morning and tapping away. <br /><br />But I envy your study!<br /><br />Great post!Clémentine Beauvaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115567199751033932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90941531907127579482013-02-15T11:29:39.708+00:002013-02-15T11:29:39.708+00:00Love this. I feel exactly the same way. Problem is...Love this. I feel exactly the same way. Problem is, writing in a cafe is generally more expensive than writing at home... When I'm feeling flush and a deadline is looming, I head for the Riverside Cafe at the Maltings here in Farnham. I cracked out a whole book in 10 days last time I went there! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-40903033178380343652013-02-15T10:44:02.111+00:002013-02-15T10:44:02.111+00:00This was a very interesting post. I have always i...This was a very interesting post. I have always imagined that if I could work full time as a writer that I would still write at home at my desk. After reading this I realise that when writing doesn't have to be squished into the dark hours then the urge to write elsewhere might be irresistible.D.J. Kirkbyhttp://djkirkby.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-36901059601306469422013-02-15T10:27:23.873+00:002013-02-15T10:27:23.873+00:00I do admire you. I wish I could go out into the wo...I do admire you. I wish I could go out into the world and write but firstly I would be too embarrassed to sit at a cafe table with my netbook open and secondly I'd be too distracted by all the fascinating characters who come and go. <br /><br />I love that view from the 'elitist' lounge. What a fabulous city London is!Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.com