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Writing around Children
By Michelle Hasker | July 30, 2008
Writing and Parenting. Both sound like fun, don’t they? Unfortunately if you want to do either right, they both take a lot of time, no matter how many children you might have.
Many writers require silence for concentration to write. Parents know that silence is absolutely golden. It’s rare. When you get silence, there may be so many things you need to do, but all you really want to do is sit and relax and enjoy the anomaly.
This is one of the reasons I write while listening to music. The louder the better, in my opinion. As long as you can hear a child screaming bloody murder, then you can rest easy knowing that if something truly goes wrong you will hear their screams for help.
I love to blare music when writing, but I absolutely need silence when editing. Even the phone ringing can drive me to frustration. My family and friends will tell you I never answer the phone, and they are correct. Don’t dare interupt my concentration 
What motivates you? What helps you forget there are kids in the next room? Or even the same room if you share your writing space with living space as I do?
Michelle
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July 31st, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Music works. And having my tot napping. LOL. He’s in “Mommy is homebase and I must always touch her” mode.
I get him interested in something and he’ll give me a few minutes. I make his siblings take him outside in the fenced yard and play with him. That buys a short time.
Of course, I have no concentration ability right now.
August 16th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
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